My Picks: York Ebor Meeting Day 3 Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes Verdict

Predicted Finish

1st Highfield Princess
2nd Raasel
3rd Khaadem
4th Royal Aclaim

Possible Bets

To Win Or Each Way

Highfield Princess

Tricasts

1st Highfield Princess

2nd Raasel, Khaadem, Royal Aclaim

3rd Raasel, Khaadem, Royal Aclaim – 6 Combinations.

HIGHFIELD PRINCESS is fresh off the back of a very impressive group one victory in the Arc Prix Maurice De Gheest at Deauville earlier this month. There, she beat Naval Crown and Perfect Power who have both won at group one level, with group three winners Minzaal and Garrus making up the places. She steps down in trip to five furlongs here. RAASEL was last seen finishing in second place behind KHAADEM in the group two King George Qatar Stakes at Goodwood last month. This form could easily be reversed, as Raasel made impressive progress late on after being short of room and reduced a gap of three lengths to only a neck on the line. ROYAL ACLAIM should also be in the picture. She is unbeaten in three starts and won a listed race at York in July. She will carry two pounds less than Highland Princess and five pounds less than Raasel and Khaadem. This does represent a big jump up in class and that is why she is included here but not to win, but she appears to have a lot of ability. Highfield Princess offers some value at the time of writing and works each way, while the other three mentioned will make up the places in the tricasts. The different combinations offer some cover as all three are good runners and it could be very competitive for the places.

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