Sunday 28th June

Salisbury
2.35
Seventh Cavalry 0.25pt E/W - 2nd 14/1

5.20
Whotsit 0.25pt E/W - 2nd 12/1 (adv)

Windsor
4.35
El Loco Uno 0.5pt win - unplaced

Curragh
4.20
Rockhampton 0.25pt E/W - unplaced
Drumbeat 0.25pt E/W - unplaced

All bets proofed to Racing Post.

Regardless of the result at Epsom, Team O'Brien got their tactics wrong. It was a totally different story here though. Pace/tactics were spot on and it worked perfectly for Fame And Glory who ran out an easy 5l winner.

Although Seventh Cavalry has yet to get his head in front (beaten in 11 maidens), he is fairly consistent so the handicapper has been pretty fair dropping him 20lbs over the past 12 months. If his mark keeps slipping he will eventually find a race, I thought it could be this one (2.35). He ran well and not for the first time in his career looked the winner. He couldn't quite get to Merrymadcap though but at 14/1 he was a decent E/W bet.

Alqaffay was a fair 2nd in the maiden at 4.45. The fact that his powerful stable have persevered with him should not be ignored. Success in handicaps awaits.

I took 33/1 about Whotsit LTO (backed down to 10/1) but the horse was given no chance due to a poor ride from his inexperienced pilot. I felt he would've been in the shake up with a clear run so off a lower mark here he could not be ignored. Again well backed, 12/1 (morning) to 5/1 (SP), he looked all over the winner (1/16 in running), this time getting a positive ride from Laura Pike, but was cruelly collared late on.