MichaelBell

Newmarket, Thursday
14:25, 1m2f Handicap
Star Surprise: He is starting to look something of a Sandown specialist and this is a very hot race, but I am hopeful he might be able to get involved as he is in such good form at the moment. He has some very solid form and should relish this trip, and although it is competitive, he has a chance of reaching the frame.

Epsom, Thursday
18:50, 6f Maiden
Love Grows Wild: Realistically we look to be scrapping for minor honours as there looks to be a good thing in there. She will do better when nurseries are an option but she has ability and could reach the frame.

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Royal Ascot, Wednesday
16:25, Royal Hunt Cup
Mont Agel: He's in excellent order at home and the form of his York race is working out very well. From a form perspective you would have to think he would go well but I am a bit concerned about the draw. The high numbers did look favoured on Tuesday but I suppose there hasn't been a proper test of the far rail and as long as there is pace around him, he ought to give a very good account of himself.

17:35, Sandringham Handicap
Sweetie Time: She's in great order at home but I am worried that the ground might just be drying out too much for her. She is much happier when there is some cut in the ground and although she will appreciate the trip, I would like some rain.


Royal Ascot, Thursday
15:05, Ribbledale Stakes
Crème Anglaise: She is up in class but she will improve for the step up in trip and it looked a decent maiden that she won at Newbury last time. This is obviously tougher but I would be very hopeful that she would give a good account of herself.

16:25, Britannia Stakes
Capaill Liath: He has been laid out for this race as we know he handles the track very well. He's in good nick at home and I hope I have been clever in booking one of the best apprentices about (Harry Bentley) to take the ride. It's obviously a tough race but he looks on a good mark and can go well.

17:35, King George V Stakes
Communicator: He will appreciate any rain and there is some forecast for Thursday, so hopefully it will get into the ground before the last race. His York form looks strong and he has a satisfactory draw - you can get drawn out of things on the round course here. He is entitled to be in the mix and stays very well, but he does have it all to do with Purification (beat him by three lengths at Windsor and at level weights here).

...and not to forget!
Leicester, Thursday
20.50 1m4f Maiden
Rishikesh: He is a nice, progressive middle-distance horse who will know much more than on his debut this time. He isn't going to be as good as his half-sister Sariska but this is only a Leicester maiden on a Thursday night and I am encouraged by the fact that Jamie Spencer is heading up the motorway to ride him after he has finished at Ascot.

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Epsom, Friday

15.25 1m2f Handicap
Prompter: He's in very good form at home and we have had our eye on this race for some time as we know he handles this track well. He has plenty of weight but I couldn't be more pleased with him and I would be very hopeful he would give a good account.

Doncaster, Friday

20.15 1m2f Handicap
Babycakes: She made a very encouraging comeback when she was second to an improving filly. This looks an open race but we haven't got too many chances to run her - she is in foal to the same owner's Equiano - and as long the ground isn't too quick, she should go well.

Musselburgh, Saturday

16.15 1m1f Classified Stakes
Screenprint: This race has cut up dramatically and although all three runners are closely matched, I think it is an excellent opportunity for him. The extra furlong will suit and I am not sending him to Scotland for the scenery.


Doncaster, Saturday

16.30 6.5f Maiden
Correct: She is a well-bred filly by Oasis Dream and looks a good prospect. I suspect she will need this first run but she is very much one for the notebook going forward.


Newcastle, Saturday

20.30 1m2f Maiden
Miss Aix: I think we have Paul Coles to beat [End Or Beginning] and there doesn't look to be too much between them on what they have achieved so far. Jamie Spencer has ridden both and is on the other one - he might be open to a shade more improvement than us having only had one run.


Lingfield, Saturday

20.45 1m Maiden
King's Fortune: He is still learning about the game and was well beaten on his debut. He is best watched for now.

Best Bet - Screenprint
Best Each-Way - Prompter

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York

15.00 - Sweetie Time: She is a very lazy worker so anyone who had seen her at home would be finding it hard to be over enthusiastic about her prospects. That said, fortunately she tends to come alive on the track and she should give a good account. The step up to 1m will suit her but I would be looking for some rain for her as she is a much better filly when there is some cut in the ground.

16.10 - Horseradish: I am turning him out quickly after the Victoria Cup as there is no obvious race for him in the next couple of weeks. He ran well at Ascot and left me with the impression that 6f probably is his best trip after all. I am still of the opinion that he has a handicap in him off a mark of 100 and I would think he had to have leading claims.

16.45 - Communicator: He is a very nice middle-distance prospect but this looks a very hot race - a big field and lots of unexposed ones - so you would be hard pressed to be too confident. The step up to 1m4f is a huge plus for him and he is getting the hang of things as he goes along. He wouldn't want the ground to be too quick but he is one to keep on the right side of this summer.

Newbury

15.10 - Wayward Glance: I was very pleased with his comeback run at Newbury and, by the time this goes to print, World Domination could have made that form look a good deal better. I think he looks on a fair mark and will be watching the Dante with interest. Conditions should suit and I am very hopeful of a big run.

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15:00
Mont Agel: He was a shade disappointing last year but a consequence of that is that he is down to a more realistic mark now. He appears in very good form at home - he has been doing good work with Horseradish - and although it is a hot race, I think he is handicapped to go well. Certainly if you watched him at home you would be hopeful that he is better than his mark.

15:35
Margot Did: We are having an experiment dropping her back to 5f now as I didn't want to get to the end of the year and find out it was what she wanted. It's a bit of a fact-finding mission - I think she should have the speed - but it is a weaker race than she usually runs in and she is in very good form at home.

16:10
Apostle: To say we were disappointed with him at Leicester on his debut would be a big understatement. He has an excellent temperament at home and it could just be that the first experience of the racecourse got to him - like a schoolboy falling asleep in class. He's no morning glory - if anything he is only workmanlike at home, but he does everything we ask of him and I would hope he would be very competitive here. I do think he is a good prospect.

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