Be Precise with Newmarket selection

Precise can enhance her reputation as one of the best fillies over 1600m as Aidan O’Brien targets a third victory in the Tattersalls Sceptre Sessions Falmouth Stakes at Newmarket on Friday.

The daughter of Starspangledbanner has more than made up for her disappointment in the 1000 Guineas by overturning stablemate True Love in the Irish equivalent before following up with Coronation Stakes success at Royal Ascot last month.

She bids for a third Group One triumph in a row on the July course as she hopes to exorcise those demons from May’s run on the Rowley Mile with a seventh win from nine career starts.

Libertango can extend her unbeaten record to three races in the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes.

George Boughey’s No Nay Never juvenile backed up her impressive Leicester maiden debut by claiming her second victory in the Albany Stakes, beating O’Brien’s odds-on favourite Sun Goddess, form boosted by the runner-up since.

Her performance has whet the appetite for the Newmarket-based trainer and owner Ibrahim Araci, and she looks like she can progress even further.

Nicky Henderson could have a rare day in the sun on the level with Goblet Of Fire in the Betway Trophy.

The master of Seven Barrows appears to have a good one in the dual-purpose six-year-old son of Saxon Warrior, who was last seen beating Northumberland Plate victor Align The Stars.

That performance has been marked up and Goblet Of Fire could be an able replacement for superstar stablemate Constitution Hill in the Ebor with another Newmarket success.

Decade Of Time can make it a three-timer in a hot Oddschecker Handicap to open up the card at Headquarters.

Jack Channon’s charge has proven he can handle fast ground with his victory at Windsor in May, but it was his 4.5-length success last time out at Nottingham which caught attention.

An opening mark of 92 may turn out to be lenient for the Study Of Man colt, who should relish the step up to 2000m.

Pure Majesty, half-sister to Group Two winner Sky Majesty, is an interesting newcomer for William Haggas in the Weatherbys Banking Group British EBF Maiden Fillies’ Stakes.

Flora Of Bermuda can reclaim her William Hill Summer Stakes crown for Andrew Balding in the Group Three contest at York.

Winner of this race in 2024, the five-year-old returned to form with Listed Ellen Chaloner Stakes success in May and has excuses for her no-show at Royal Ascot following antics in the stalls.

Should she get a clean getaway on a track she likes, the Wathnan-owned mare will be in the mix.

Striking Force hopes to follow in the hoofprints of half-brother The Strikin Viking with a debut win at the Knavesmire for Richard and Peter Fahey in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing EBF Fillies’ Novice Stakes.

A return to 2400m should see Incensed involved in the Newmark EBF Fillies’ Handicap at Ascot.

Amanda Perrett’s five-year-old mare finished in midfield during the Copper Horse at Royal Ascot last time out, but her previous run over this distance saw her only trail subsequent Lancashire Oaks winner Tattycoram by 1.5-lengths when coming home third.

The latter has since won a Listed race so that form has been franked and she should be in contention if running to her ability.

Gonna Fly can make it three wins from four on his handicap debut for Ralph Beckett at Chester.

He has a mark of 95 after his triumph over Ruler Of Time, who was a big-money purchase by Godolphin, at Windsor and looks open to further improvement.

On the sole jumps card at Worcester, Olly Murphy’s American Mike should have the quality to defy top-weight in the Amodil Group Handicap Hurdle.

The nine-year-old, who beat 2025 Grand National winner Nick Rockett as a novice chaser, was only beaten by a nose last month and 10lb claimer Tom Hutsby will learn greatly from that experience to hopefully go one better. – Press Association

TAB is betting on 5 UK meetings on Friday. Here are the tips.

NEWMARKET: Race 1: 14.50 Decade Of Time, Race 2: 15.25 Libertango, Race 3: 16.00 Goblet Of Fire, Race 4: 16.35 PRECISE (NAP), Race 5: 17.10 Pure Majesty, Race 6: 17.45 Twilight Calls, Race 7: 18.20 Sierra Sands.

ASCOT: Race 1: 15.00 Helm Rock, Race 2: 15.35 Persazz, Race 3: 16.10 Crest Of Fire, Race 4: 16.45 Morbeh, Race 5: 17.23 Incensed, Race 6: 17.55 Diligently.

YORK: Race 1: 15.10 Northern Express, Race 2: 15.45 Flora Of Bermuda, Race 3: 16.20 Striking Force, Race 4: 16.55 Get Outta Here, Race 5: 17.30 Kahin, Race 6: 18.05 Ancient State, Race 7: 18.40 Nightsinwhitesatin.

WORCESTER: Race 1: 18.00 Evening Tess, Race 2: 18.35 Getaway Vic, Race 3: 19.06 Kiwi De Cotte, Race 4: 19.41 American Mike, Race 5: 20.16 Little Ledgend, Race 6: 20.51 Lacrima, Race 7: 21.24 Caterpillar Girl, Race 8: 22.00 Oneinthewell.

CHESTER: Race 1: 18.15 Towelontheterrace, Race 2: 18.50 Summerson, Race 3: 19.25 King’s Prize, Race 4: 20.00 Gonna Fly, Race 5: 20.35 Aces Wild, Race 6: 21.12 Imelda, Race 7: 21.50 Pearly Squirrel.

DOUBLE: Precise and Pure Majesty (Newmarket, Races 4 and 5).