Five horses to follow at York on Thursday

Tipster: Danny Archer.

Best odds: 6-4.

Caught the eye with a monster effort in the Duchess Of Cambridge when only narrowly denied by hotpot Venetian Sun.

I was most taken by the way she stayed on in the closing stages and there should be plenty more to come from this filly, who is trained by last year’s winning handler of the Lowther Ed Walker. She is my nap of the meeting.

Tipster: Ross Millar.

Best odds: 11-2.

Anthelia has already captured one sales race, The Super Sprint at Newbury, and I fancy her to add this to her collection.

Her finishing effort over the five-furlong trip at Newbury strongly suggests that this step-up in trip will suit her well. Her previous try over 6f wasn’t strong but that came when shouldering a penalty in a race where slow early fractions meant she was disadvantaged when trying to close down fillies that had been ridden more prominently. 

Her trainer is enjoying yet another fine season with his juveniles and can land yet another good pot here. 

Tipster: Andy Stephens (see video), Dave Nevison (read his comments below), Alex Scott & RaceiQ Selections. Safe to say, the Racing TV team like this one!

Best odds: 3-1.

Dave Nevison writes: I am going against my own mantra of avoiding Haggas-trained runners in these big Heritage handicaps, not because they can’t win, but because the odds are often very tight.

However, even at a top-priced 3-1 as I write this, I still reckon Bullet Point could represent a bit of value at the front of the market. The lightly-raced four-year-old has come very close to making all the running in massive field events on Ascot’s straight course, which is very difficult to do and very rarely achieved.

If anything, this York race is slightly weaker than Bullet Point's last two engagements and his running style is perfectly suited to York, especially from a draw in stall 3.

Three of the last five winners have made pretty much all the running in this and Marquand will surely not change his tactics here, and I fully expect him to see his rivals off.

Tipster: Page Fuller (RaceiQ).

Best odds: 9-1.

The mile-and-a-half Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes boasts a very competitive line up, but I think Alice Monet is being underestimated based on her Fairyhouse win two starts ago.

She looks like a very straightforward type. In all three starts since her debut, she was one of the first two horses to reach 20mph and has set the fractions in front.

At Fairyhouse over 6f, it was clear she didn’t have the speed for sprints, but stepped up to 1m2f next time, her dominance was stark.

She set strong fractions in front, galloping her rivals into the ground. Her final three furlongs were completed in 36.37 seconds, more than a second and a half faster than any other horse in the race. Her win time was particularly impressive as well, recording a rare 10 out of 10 on our Time Index. 

Next time, she capitalised on her generous-looking mark of 85 to land the spoils in a handicap at Leopardstown, and this step up in trip looks like it will bring out further improvement.

She is lacking the experience of others as she moves up in grade, but can draw the handy weight allowance for three-year-olds and could be right in the mix here at a decent price.

Tipster: Donn McClean.

Best odds: 13-2.

Bought by Twomey and Bond Thoroughbreds at the Goffs London Sale after she won her maiden at Cork for Gavin Cromwell, Bonus Time was well backed in a seven-furlong Leopardstown handicap on her first run for her new connections, when she was just caught close home by fellow top weight Sounds Like A Plan.  She finished nicely ahead of Shelbiana though, who won her maiden next time.

Dropped in trip to six furlongs at Naas next time, the Too Darn Hot filly made no mistake, making all the running and winning nicely.  She only got home by a half a length in the end from Kodilicious, but she left the impression that she had at least a little more in hand than the bare winning margin.

York’s seven furlongs should suit her well and, a three-year-old who has raced just four times in her life, she has the potential to go beyond the handicap rating of 93 off which she will race if she takes her chance in Thursday’s fillies’ handicap.