The Saturday Briefing: key betting news, latest going and non-runners
After a week that featured Classic trialists it is the turn of last year's crop of Classic graduates today at Newbury where 2016 2,000 Guineas winner Galileo Gold makes his first start of the year in the Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes.
In a continuation of last summer's narrative Galileo Gold is faced by old foe Ribchester in Britain's first older horse Group 1 of the campaign with the score between the two level.
Galileo Gold had Ribchester in third when winning the 2,000 Guineas and the pair were second and third in the Sussex Stakes. But in their next two meetings Galileo Gold was only eighth in the Prix Jacques Le Marois won by Ribchester then in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes the Godolphin horse was second and Al Shaqab's Galileo Gold fifth.
The day starts with another clash involving last year's Eclipse Stakes winner Hawkbill and My Dream Boat, winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Today's key races
Navan
4.10 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed)
Newbury
1.50 Al Rayyan Stakes (Registered as the Aston Park Stakes (Group 3)
2.20 Shalaa Carnarvon Stakes (Listed)
2.55 Al Zubarah London Gold Cup
3.30 Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (Group 1)
4.05 Olympic Glory Conditions Stakes
4.40 Haras De Bouquetot Fillies' Trial Stakes (Listed)
5.10 Toronado Handicap
Newmarket
2.05 Betway Fairway Stakes (Listed)
2.40 Betway King Charles Stakes (Listed)
3.35 Betway Spring Trophy
Going update
Bangor Good To Soft, from Good
Doncaster Soft
Newbury Soft (good to soft in places)
Newmarket Good To Soft, from Soft
Thirsk Soft (good to soft in places)
Uttoxeter Good To Soft (good in places on hurdles course), from Good (good to soft in places)
Navan Good to Firm (good in places), from Good (good to firm in places)
Key non-runners
Newbury
3.30 3 Dutch Connection (going)
4.05 1 Cardsharp (self certificate, sore shins), 5 Never Back Down (self certificate, lame)
5.10 1 Kyllachy Gala, (going), 13 Bunbury (going)
Newmarket
2.05 5 Majoris (going), 6 Valcartier (self certificate, not eaten up), 8 Assanilka (going)
2.40 2 Beat The Bank (going)
Market movers
Newbury
1.50 Chemical Charge, 5-2 (from 6-1)
3.30 Ribchester, 6-4 (from 13-8), Galieo Gold, 3-1 (from 7-2), Somehow, 5-1 (from 6-1)
4.05 Koditime, 3-1 (from 9-2), Kit Marlowe, 5-2 (from 3-1)
4.40 Natavia, 5-2 (from 7-2), Prosper, 4-1 (from 11-2)
5.10 Mutarakez, 6-1 (from 9-1), Sinfonietta, 5-1 (from 6-1), Raising Sand, 14-1 (from 20-1), Candelisa, 10-1 (from 12-1)
Newmarket
2.00 Zumurudee, 7-1 (from 17-2), Leshlaa, 7-2 (from 4-1)
2.40 Seven Heavens, 5-1 (from 6-1), Solomon's Bay, 14-1 (from 22-1), Taamoi, 9-4 (from 5-2), Masham Star, 7-1 (from 8-1)
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