Daily Placepots 
/ Mark Powell-Bevan / 08 October 2011 / Leave a Comment 
Nicky Henderson has a good chance of a third Cesarewitch with Veiled
"Jumps trainers have done well down the years and Nicky Henderson especially, winning it twice recently, so his Ascot Stakes winner Veiled has to be on the list."
It's Future Champions Day at Newmarket, but the present is all that matters in terms of getting through the placepot and here are the selections that can, hopefully, do just that...
14:05 - There's no heroics in the opener, the Challenge Stakes, as while it's tempting to take one of Strong Suit (won the Jersey and the Lennox, good third in the Jean Prat in between) and Chachamaidee (never finished out of the first three this season), who stand out from the rest, it's safer to include them both and, hopefully, we'll double up.
14:35 - Bapak Chinta tops the Timeform ratings in the Middle Park, but he's no placepot horse given things clearly haven't gone to plan, unseen since his Norfolk win at Royal Ascot. He will play a big part in the race, though, likely to set a scorching pace, which could set things up nicely for Lilbourne Lad, who's only a few stalls away, has a solid if unspectacular record and could easily get involved. It's also worth having the French raider Family One onside, however, as his Morny second looks good given the style of his Deauville conqueror Dabirsim's win on Arc day.
15:10 - Power sets the standard in the Dewhurst, but it's not an unsurpassable one and Bronterre, winner of both starts so far, has the potential to improve past the Ballydoyle colt. Roger Varian, fresh from a first Group 1 win, could easily have another, as his Ektihaam is one who's got much more still to offer, making him an obvious second choice against what could be a vulnerable market leader.
15:50 - Here's where it could easily get out of hand, the ultra-competitive Cesarewitch Handicap. Jumps trainers have done well down the years and Nicky Henderson especially, winning it twice recently, so his Ascot Stakes winner Veiled has to be on the list. Roger Charlton's Keys has a good profile, too, still unexposed, as is Sir Mark's Tuscan Gold, while of those with more miles on the clock Abergavenny looks interesting towards the bottom of the weights, crying out for a test and getting one today.
16:25 - Its' a case of form vs. potential in the Rockfel, with Sunday Times and Pimpernel clear of some less-exposed rivals in ratings terms, so the best approach may be to take one from either camp. Aidan O'Brien's Wading has won one of her two starts and likely has much more to offer, while Jeremy Noseda's Regal Realm, who won the Prestige at Goodwood in August, is much better than she could show in the May Hill last time and is worth another chance.
17:00 - You've probably guessed it by now, but with so many lines used up already it's the inevitable last-leg banker, but luckily Aidan O'Brien has done us a favour by running his Astrology, who has arguably the best form in the book already but who himself has yet to show everything he's got, third in the Futurity at the Curragh last time when seeming to find the race coming too soon after his debut win.
Selections
14:05 - 1, 5
14:35 - 8, 10
15:10 - 1, 2
15:50 - 5, 7, 24, 32
16:25 - 7, 9
17:00 - 1
= 64 lines
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