Rachel Candelora's top tips for Wednesday: Steelriver rates a solid bet

A large contingent of American horses are set to contest World Cup Night at Meydan on Saturday.

The Golden Shaheen is the race most likely to produce an American winner with four high-class sprinters lining up including such as dual Breeders’ Cup Sprint champion Roy H and the incredibly fast XY Jet, who was runner-up in this race last year.

On the domestic front, the turf season in Britain starts with the traditional Doncaster meeting, while at Kempton Park on Saturday they stage an afternoon fixture that features the Listed Magnolia Stakes and the Rosebury Handicap.

With Easter falling so late this year, the Magnolia is looking to be a cracker as many of the Easter Classic runners are having one final prep ahead of the All-Weather Championships including Victory Bond who is facing last year’s Magnolia winner Fabricate and the improving Matterhorn.

As a primer for Saturday’s action here are four all-weather picks for Wednesday.

Has the potential to become a real Southwell specialist having already run well here on several occasions and recording a particularly slick time of 58 seconds flat when winning here last time.

This strong traveller is best when able to stalk a strong pace and being drawn in stall 7, in this ten-runner field which again is full of plenty of cheap speed, he should once again get the perfect setup.

Trainer Archie Watson saddles two runners in this 1m 4f maiden and although jockey bookings might suggest that Alpasu (ridden by Watson’s often “go to” rider Hollie Doyle) may be the first string, it is his other runner Ydra that I am most interested in.

This three-year-old has shaped with promise in two previous runs at Lingfield but being by Mayson the Fibresand surface at Southwell may bring out the best in him.

Mayson is always a sire to keep the right side of when a horse makes his first appearance at Southwell.

In a race which probably has a little bit more depth than a usual Southwell maiden hopefully Ydra might represent a bit of each-way value.

Strictly on official ratings Dawn Commando, with a mark of 46, isn’t a standout at the weights in this 0-50 Classified Stakes, but I believe he can beat some higher rated but exposed rivals.

Connections changed tactics on him last time out, when he went forward and led early, in a race in which he finished runner-up to Jai Hanuman.

The winner that day has gone on to win again since and Adam Kirby, who rode him for the first time in that most recent start, retains the ride.

Steelriver has been the model of consistency with a win and four placed efforts in his five starts since returning to the Michael Herrington yard this year.

His victory came two starts ago at Wolverhampton and was followed by a very good third after being put up 7lb by the handicapper.

This dual Kempton winner returns to the Sunbury venue today for the first time since a runner-up effort in March of 2017.

Steelriver needs a strong pace to close into and it appears, on paper, that he should get that scenario.