Richard Fahey stunned the betting market by saddling Mayson to win the July Cup at 20-1 six years ago and now the Yorkshire trainer may be about to follow up with a rather more obvious contender in Sands Of Mali (2.15). The zippy three-year-old appeals at 8-1 for the highlight of a typically action-packed Super Saturday with 10 televised races.
He may have been a shade unlucky when half a length behind Eqtidaar at Royal Ascot, having raced apart from that rival, and the ability he showed in two previous wins suggests he may be able to turn that around and beat the older horses he meets for the first time.
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Ascot 12.45 Line Of Reason 1.20 Century Dream (nap) 1.50 Hieronymous 2.25 Hunni 3.05 Extra Elusive 3.35 Desert Path 4.10 Prevent
Newmarket 1.05 Cape Of Good Hope 1.40 Mijack 2.15 Sands Of Mali 2.50 New Jazz 3.20 Moqarrab 3.55 Perfection 4.30 Drill
York 1.55 Muthmir 2.35 Dal Harraild 3.10 Bless Him 3.40 Master Carpenter (nb) 4.15 Stone The Crows 4.50 Pearl Of Qatar 5.20 Aurag
Chester 2.05 Three Card Trick 2.40 Crotchet 3.15 Lake Volta 3.45 Beer With The Boys 4.20 Hats Off To Larry 4.55 Ginbar 5.25 Glorious Prayer
Newton Abbot 2.20 The Unit 2.55 Mill Green 3.25 Pickamix 4.00 Court King 4.35 Abge Des Malberaux 5.05 King's Reste 5.35 Third Act
Salisbury 5.45 Mordred 6.15 Bounty Pursuit 6.45 Nawar 7.15 Letsbe Avenue 7.45 Golden Image 8.15 Ferrier 8.45 Savaanah
Hamilton 6.00 Woodside Wonder 6.30 Alsvinder 7.00 Zanetto 7.30 Killdeer 8.00 Fastalong 8.30 Plansina 9.00 Ventura Royal