It’s a busy day of action on Sky Sports Racing, with action from Lingfield and Newcastle.
6.30 Newcastle – Doctor Khan Junior wanted to go close
Doctor Khan Junior tops a field of eight for the feature Win £250,000 with BetMGM’s Golden Goals Handicap in Newcastle.
George Oldroyd’s seven-year-old battled bravely for a sixth all-weather success at Southwell in January and he should make another brave bid in this similar event where PJ McDonald retained the ride.
Last year’s winner Nikovo has filled the frame on his last three starts, including when third at Kempton last time, and given the form has been working well, he could well go from the same mark under Jason Hart.
Aisling Oscar is back again after suffering defeat the last two times after his record-equalling run, while Eldrick Jones cannot be dismissed after being beaten just three lengths when fourth last day.
3.25 Lingfield – Fidelius and Toolatetone negotiate headline
Fidelius and Toolatetonegotiate the headline is a captivating rendering of this Make the transition to midnite handicap at Lingfield.
Robert Cowell and Tom Marquand team up with Fideliuswho landed a course and distance handicap in his penultimate race before chasing Atomic Force home at Chelmsford. It was a Grade 2 heat and it looks like an excellent opportunity for him to get back to winning ways.
Tool for negotiation has a length to match with Fidelius from their match here in February and could get closer with a sharper break from the stalls.
The Thames Boatman rates best of the rest, having struck gold over this course and distance three starts back. He remains 2lb higher than that winning mark but is not without a chance.
2.34 Saint-Cloud – Silius and Ultrafragola return Fast Tracker
It listed Prix ​​Altipan takes Saint-Cloud as its starting point, with probable types of Silius and Ultrafragola.
Francis-Henri Graffard conquered everything before him last season and he saddles up Ultrafragola with Christophe Soumillon in the plate. She doubled her career tally when she landed a conditions race at Deauville on her reappearance last month and deserves a crack at this level.
Fast tracker was a useful three-year-old when trained by Henri-Alex Pantall and has not been seen since scoring by six lengths at Deauville in this class back in October 2024. He returns from 509 days off the course, has undergone gelding surgery and makes his debut for Ed Walker.
Silius has a good race record win and after being successful at Chantilly on his last start in January, deserves plenty of respect.