John Burke

Hi all,

On the eve of Super Saturday, it’s Day 2 of the July Festival — and ITV Racing will be showing four races live from Newmarket, plus two more from York.

The Newmarket highlight is the Group 1 Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (3:35), where January, third in the Coronation Stakes, takes on Crimson Advocate and Cinderella’s Dream, who finished first and second in the Duke of Cambridge Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Earlier on the card, Venetian Sun is expected to go off a warm favourite in the Group 2 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes (2:25) following her impressive Albany Stakes win.

Up at York, the Group 3 William Hill Summer Stakes (2:45) tops a competitive seven-race card. Celandine, winner of the Lowther Stakes over C&D last August, makes her seasonal return.

Inside today’s main piece I’m looking at the best of the Newmarket action.

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Hi all,

Newmarket’s three-day July Festival kicks off at HQ this afternoon, with ITV Racing covering the first four races live. The broadcaster may be disappointed, though, with field sizes — all three Group races on today’s card have attracted just five runners apiece. Thankfully, the Class 2 sprint handicap has a healthy field of 18, offering some much-needed betting depth.

Only two races on a seven-race card feature more than eight runners, which is far from ideal for punters or bookmakers.

The day’s feature contests are:

2:25 – Group 2 Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes

3:35 – Group 2 Princess of Wales’s Stakes

I’ll be digging into those races plus the big-field handicap in today's main piece.

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Hi all,

Inside today’s main piece I’ve got a couple of future winners to add to the tracker.

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