Cop can capture Hungerford honours

Coppull can utilise his weight allowance to great effect when he tries 1400m for the first time in the Visit Malta Hungerford Stakes at Newbury on Saturday.

Clive Cox’s three-year-old will get 6lb from his older rivals for the Group Two feature and has more than shown he can mix it with the best this season.

He took the Commonwealth Cup Trial in May, before coming home eighth in the Royal Ascot Group One a month later. The Bated Breath colt then ran a fine fourth at Newmarket in the July Cup, only 1.5-lengths behind winner Comanche Brave.

Although up in trip, Coppull has hit the line hard on each occasion this campaign and this could be just the ticket for a horse who is still on an upward curve.

William Haggas’ Dubai Honour makes his first appearance on British soil this year and can secure his first Group victory at home in the Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Geoffrey Freer Stakes.

The evergreen eight-year-old has tasted success around the globe, with multiple Pattern victories in Australia and France among his eight stakes triumphs.

He was last seen Down Under trying to regain his Tancred Stakes (runner-up) and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (fourth) crowns in the spring before returning to the UK.

Dubai Honour has two domestic Listed successes, albeit on the all-weather, and he will tackle in excess of 2400m for the first time.

However, the Somerville Lodge handler is a shrewd operator and this could be the perfect stepping-stone for a tilt at the Irish St Leger next month.

Stellar Sunrise can land his second course and distance win for Andrew Balding in the lucrative TPT Fire Handicap.

The three-year-old opened his campaign with a comfortable 2.5-length success in April before stepping up to Listed company on his next two starts.

Disappointing last time at Ascot, he is slowly sliding to a mark that is workable in this sort of company.

Aramram can defy top-weight to secure Ripon’s feature race of the season in the William Hill/MND Association Great St Wilfrid Handicap.

Richard Hannon’s five-year-old opened up with Cammidge Trophy glory in March before operating in Group company on his last three starts, most recently in the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Ascot in June.

A 56-day break will see the son of Blue Point fresh for a tilt at a winning pot worth over £50,000 and should he run close to his mark of 109, he would be hard to beat.

At Newmarket, Charlie Appleby has been in red-hot form and debutant Bin Jahwar can add to his list of winners in the Betway Boosts EBF Novice Stakes.

Only three have been declared in the class three contest over 1600m, but all three have top-notch pedigrees.

Bin Jahwar just edges it with the in-form trainer and jockey Billy Loughnane booked for the Ghaiyyath colt, who has a Royal Lodge entry.

Over the jumps at Perth, Harry Derham’s Filibustering is on a four-timer in the Scone Estates Stone Of Destiny Handicap Hurdle.

The five-year-old has been keeping busy over the summer with two victories to add to his triumph at Newcastle in April. – Press Association

SELECTIONS:

DONCASTER: Race 1 – 15.00 Poet’s Dawn, Race 2 – 15.30 Wuood, Race 3 – 16.05 Jessica, Race 4 – 16.37 Thapa VC, Race 5 – 17.10 County Carlow, Race 6 – 17.45 Celtic Chariot, Race 7 – 18.20 Sound Gloria.

DUNDALK: Race 1 – 14.15 Institute, Race 2 – 14.50 Tosca No Candis, Race 3 – 15.25 Sir Les Patterson, Race 4 – 16.00 Aghadrum Boy, Race 5 – 16.30 Ile De France, Race 6 – 17.00 Queen Leila, Race 7 – 17.35 Apercu, Race 8 – 18.10 Storm Eric.

LINGFIELD: Race 1 – 18.13 Belle Of Kt, Race 2 – 18.46 Uncle Frank, Race 3 – 19.16 Wyle Cop, Race 4 – 19.46 Sir Alfie, Race 5 – 20.16 Sansanetti, Race 6 – 20.46 Fallacious Promise.

MARKET RASEN: Race 1 – 18.30 Jentobello, Race 2 – 19.04 Loriko, Race 3 – 19.34 Ghasham, Race 4 – 20.04 Ballintubber Boy, Race 5 – 20.34 Huckleberry Sting, Race 6 – 21.04 God Of Fire.

NEWBURY: Race 1 – 14.25 Dubai Honour, Race 2 – 14.55 Wheels Of Fire, Race 3 – 15.35 Stellar Sunrise, Race 4 – 16.10 Coppull, Race 5 – 16.42 Red Tail, Race 6 – 17.20 Great Bedwyn, Race 7 – 17.55 Bayaann.

NEWMARKET: Race 1 – 14.35 Bin Jahwar, Race 2 – 15.10 Havana Blue, Race 3 – 15.43 Reek Rak, Race 4 – 16.13 Eabha, Race 5 – 16.50 Del Corso, Race 6 – 17.25 Lightning Glory, Race 7 – 18.00 Norcross Brow.

PERTH: Race 1 – 14.40 Biggles, Race 2 – 15.15 Tamarind Bay, Race 3 – 15.50 Dream’s Ka, Race 4 – 16.32 October Hill, Race 5 – 17.05 Filibustering, Race 6 – 17.40 Edgewell, Race 7 – 18.15 Downtown Nashville.

RIPON: Race 1 – 14.45 Coral Cove, Race 2 – 15.20 Rogue Jewel, Race 3 – 15.55 Go Vince Go, Race 4 – 16.25 ARAMRAM (NAP), Race 5 – 16.55 Swiped, Race 6 – 17.30 Talitha Rouge, Race 7 – 18.05 Feliz Navidad.

TRAMORE: Race 1 – 17.50 Essential Comedy, Race 2 – 18.25 Davy Crockett, Race 3 – 18.55 Rodeo Blues, Race 4 – 19.25 Stepdance, Race 5 – 19.55 Marmeladova, Race 6 – 20.25 Dream On Baby, Race 7 – 20.55 Bynx.