There's a truly international line-up for this afternoon's Group 1 Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes at Ascot, with six countries represented in the 300,000 showpiece. Provided Redcar passes an early morning inspection, Frankie Dettori's presence at the track is major bonus, especially as most of the other top jockeys are scheduled to ride at Ascot or Haydock.
Autumn is traditionally a time when the bookmakers hold a significant advantage over punters.
Smart Predator appears primed to pounce in the most valuable race of the day at Beverley, the Violet and Eddie Smith Memorial Stakes. Inch Perfect may well have the measure of his rivals on an excellent supporting card to the Group One St Leger at Doncaster today.