Anyone who took my advise and backed Malotru yesterday at Newcastle, will probably be pretty dismayed at the ride from Luke Morris. The horse should clearly of won. Having ridden myself, I can know you can encounter ‘traffic” problems when making ground, which Morris did, but for me the biggest error was he had his whip in his wrong hand, and Malotru went left under pressure, giving ground away. Morris only had to look at the horses form, he went left last year, when he was beaten at Newbury. So to of even had his whip in his right hand was a mistake a senior experienced rider should not make.

On to today. Newmarket has good racing, with the main race being the Coronation Cup at 3.35, which has been transferred from Epsom, and has a good field. The favourite is Ghaiyyath, who when last seen running in Europe was below expectations in the Prix D’Arc de Triomphe back in October last year. A win in Dubai in February, so a break since that run, of which he won well. He can run well off a break, but my concern for him is the track. He is keen, and will be fresh, which will make William Buick’s job even harder, as he needs to save energy, Newmarket is almost 10f in a straight line, so I wont be backing him at cramped odds. Defoe won this race last year (at Epsom) and he stays well, as does Stradivarius, who is dropping back in trip, but is worth consideration, the same applies to the Ballydoyle pair Anthony Van Dyck and Broome, with the former having won a Derby. If he is anywhere close to his Derby form, he is overpriced at around 7/, I will have an interest bet on him. I also think Defoe is value as well at 4/1.

Delta Royalty 4.45 at Newmarket looked quirky when she won last year at Kempton on the all weather surface. She is clearly talented, as she was backed that day like defeat was not an issue, she has some interesting rivals, most of who are unraced, so I am going to watch this race.

Miss Yoda looks as though she is the one to beat at Lingfield 2.40. She was a tad keen when getting beat at Newmarket in the Autumn, but still ran well to be second, and the Gosden horses are in good form.