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| Hawkeyethenoo: 16/1 to land the International Stakes at Ascot on Saturday |
There’s a fantastic card of Racing at Ascot on Saturday and although the King George (you can read my King George preview here) is quite rightly the focal point, just before that race is a handicap offering punters the opportunity to line their coffers if they can get to the bottom of an incredibly open-looking race.
The Betfair Summer Double International Stakes is a Class 2 sprint featuring some of the most seasoned handicappers around. With a full 29 runners to pick from finding the winner is going to be somewhat of a task but a big price is all but guaranteed if you can.
Personally I’m going to stick, unsurprisingly, with Hawkeyethenoo who ran a stormer to be a narrow fifth in the Group 1 July Cup last weekend and has been knocking on the door recently. As long as his exertions at the weekend haven’t taken too much out of him 16/1 looks a big each-way price given he was third here in the Buckingham Palace the time before last off only 1lb lower.