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2:00 G1 Qipco British Champions Sprint

Happy Romance (Sean Levey)

She has been a complete and utter star the whole way through having won six of her 14 races so far which includes a Super Sprint and plenty of Group and Listed races so she owes us absolutely nothing. I thought she put up a tremendous performance in the G1 Sprint Cup at Haydock when she only got beaten a length which proved she still retains all her ability and the ground will be absolutely perfect. We gave her a few days break after her last run so she’s nicely freshened up and goes there with a very obvious chance.

4:30 Balmoral Handicap

Nugget (Ryan Moore)

He got put up 3lbs for winning at Haydock last time but is still very progressive and this race has been the plan for quite some time. It’s extremely competitive, and he’s got to pull even more out of the fire, but his form is extremely consistent and I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him.

Oh This Is Us (Rossa Ryan)

He wasn’t beaten far in a blanket finish at Redcar last time and is coming down to quite a nice handicap mark. His form is there for all to see so there’s nothing I can tell you that you don’t already know, except for the fact he’s in very good form at home, continues to enjoy his work and has every chance of running a big race.