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Churchill: last year's Tyros Stakes winner is just the latest in an illustrious list
Churchill: last year's Tyros Stakes winner is just the latest in an illustrious listCredit: Edward Whitaker

All the right sorts of courses are racing on Thursday. Get ready for meetings at Sandown, Newbury, Doncaster and Leopardstown.

Admittedly, none of them will be hosting their biggest cards of the year, but black type hunters are catered for, with Sandown's Listed Star Stakes leading the afternoon diet.

Then in Ireland in the evening there will be a pair of seven-furlong Group 3s for juveniles. First there is the Silver Flash Stakes for fillies at 6.55, then 35 minutes later comes the Tyros Stakes. If that name means nothing to you, you are advised to check out the past winners. There surely cannot be a Group 3 in the world with a better recent roll of honour.


Going report

Yarmouth - first race 1.40

Good to firm (GoingStick 7.5 Thursday at 6.30)

Worcester - first race 1.50

Good (watered) (GoingStick 6.8 Thursday at 6.30)

Sandown - first race 2.00

Good to soft on round course; soft, good to soft in places on sprint course (GoingStick 6.4 and 5.5 respectively on Wednesday morning)

Newbury - first race 5.30

Good to soft, soft in places (GoingStick 5.5 Thursday 7.30)

Limerick - first race 5.35

Good

Doncaster - first race 5.45

Soft (GoingStick 6.6 Thursday at 6.30)

Leopardstown - first race 5.55

Good to firm


Market movers

Worcester 3.30 Table Bluff 9-1 (from 12s)

Newbury 6.30 Alaska 7-1 (from 9s)

Leopardstown 6.55 Golden Spell 5-1 (from 7s)

Doncaster 7.50 Little Lady Katie 7-2 (from 11-2)


What's on today

The declarations for the King George will be revealed later this morning, with dual Oaks winner Enable expected to be among them. With the Derby types largely seen as substandard this year, she is seen as the main three-year-old hope over one and a half miles. Her clash with older horses will be keenly anticipated.
Enable: chasing fourth straight Group 1
Enable is expected to line up in Saturday's King GeorgeCredit: Patrick McCann (racingpost.com/photos)

Entries for the Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of the Galway festival, thus the Galway Plate and Hurdle, will also be released.


What to back

Our tipsters have their best bets of the day available here.

Paul Kealy has pinpointed one whose "stamina could prove key in the conditions" in the Star Stakes. (Members' Club)

There is also Pricewise on the Ebor, which went live at 8pm last night.

What to read

The latest in our King George greats series centres on Daylami, the 1999 winner who used the race as a launchpad for world domination in the second half of the season.

We are only five days from Qatar Goodwood festival and the make-up of the early races is starting to become clearer. Do not miss last night's update.


What to watch

Mark Scully has looked towards Goodwood with the entries out for day one.

Also, do not miss David Milnes' Newmarket diary, giving insight into life at racing's headquarters.

The best of Racing Post Sport

Though the Open Championship was just last week, it is a fairly big week on the European and PGA Tour this week. Get the tips on the European Open and Canadian Open.

The third Test between England and South Africa also gets underway and Matthew Ireland has selected a couple of first innings bets.


Final thought

If the Tyros has a challenger as the ultimate bellwether Group 3 it might well be the Gordon Stakes, won by Conduit, Harbinger, Ulysses and the like.

The common factor between the two races? Graduates from both tend to do their best work the following year. Given that the Pattern committee only takes end-of-year ratings into consideration, perhaps it is no surprise they remain Group 3s.

Keith MelroseBetting editor

Published on 27 July 2017inPreviews

Last updated 14:33, 27 July 2017

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