HAMISH is fancied to register the first Group 2 prize of an outstanding career by beating six opponents for the Princess Of Wales's Stakes (3.35) at Newmarket today.
He’s now eight years old but William Haggas’s stable stalwart has shown no sign of slowing down.
At Newbury in April, Hamish marked his return to the fray with an eighth Group 3 victory, getting the better of Al Qareem by a neck, with today’s rival Arrest back in seventh.
Last time out, Tom Marquand’s mount got within one length of Luxembourg in the top-tier Coronation Cup at Epsom, and a reproduction of that effort will put Hamish, for whom give in the ground on the July Course is a massive plus, very hard to beat.
After an agonising nose defeat in the Group 2 Coventry Stakes last month, ELECTROLYTE gets the vote to one better in the same-level Kingdom Of Bahrain July Stakes (2.25).
The Archie Watson-saddled youngster got off to an impressive start at Ayr before taking a big step forward at Royal Ascot, leading the 14 runners galloping down the near side but going under in the photo-finish to 40-1 winner Rashabar, who raced in the octet positioned towards the far rail.
There is more to come.
Recent rainfall in Suffolk has come to the aid of ANCIENT WISDOM , who should take plenty of beating in the opening Group 3 Bahrain Trophy Stakes (1.50).
Conditions should also play to the strengths of MOSWAAT , who is capable of outrunning his odds in the Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (3.00).
Thursday's selections
NEWMARKET
1.50 ANCIENT WISDOM
2.25 ELECTROLYTE (NAP)
3.00 MOSWAAT
3.35 HAMISH
4.10 MISS FASCINATOR
4.45 LEAD ARTIST
5.20 TWIRLING
CARLISLE
2.10 INDIVIDUALISM
2.45 B ASSOCIATES
3.20 ORIGINTRAIL
3.55 WATHBAH
4.28 WAR MEMORIAL
5.03 EVELYN’S PHOENIX
DONCASTER
2.35 LINDWALL
3.10 EBONY MAW
3.45 CHANCELLOR
4.20 AIR FORCE INDI
4.55 CHARENCEY
5.30 CHATTY
6.00 HURT YOU NEVER
NEWBURY
5.50 ELLARIA SAND (NB)
6.25 STAPLEFORD PARK
7.00 CONCIERGE
7.35 VANISH
8.10 GISELLES DEFENCE
8.45 AL KHAWANEEJ RIVER
EPSOM
6.05 ALLONSY
6.40 BALAYAGED
7.15 FAHRENHEIT SEVEN
7.50 BUY THE DIP
8.25 BLUEFLAGFLYINGHIGH
9.00 HELLO COTAI
DOUBLE: ELECTROLYTE and ELLARIA SAND