Pair of outsiders could go well in first-time headgear

Stamp Hill
1.50 Newmarket
1pt each-way at 25-1 with Coral, Hills & LadbrokesOasis Charm
3.00 Newmarket
1pt each-way at 12-1 with bet365, Betfred, Betway, Coral & HillsGheedaa
3.15 York
2pts each-way at 9-1 with Betfred & BetwayHakam
4.35 Ascot
1pt each-wayFIRST-TIME headgear can put off plenty of punters as it tends to be seen as a last resort to try to eke out a bit more from a horse who has become difficult.

There is good reason to be wary, too, as if you’d had £1 on every horse running in first-time blinkers, cheekpieces, hoods or visors in Britain and Ireland in 2017 you’d have endured a strike-rate of just eight per cent and lost just under £500.

However, there’s no doubt some trainers have the knack with particular types of headgear and one such is Charlie Appleby, whose record with horses in first-time cheekpieces this year is stunning.