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Royal Ascot Enthusiast A'Ali and York scorer Alligator Alley that is Remarkable do battle for Your Wainwright Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster on Friday.

The Simon Crisford-trained A'Ali claimed a narrow victory in the Norfolk Stakes before decreasing his big-race tally at Deauville at the Prix Robert Papin. Because he yields to the minimum trip on Town Moor he could only finish fifth when awakened to six furlongs in a renewal of the Group One Prix Morny at exactly the track but nevertheless sets a lofty standard. Joseph O'Brien's Alligator Alley has been rated his biggest threat, having overcome hindrance that was early to execute an impressive winner of the Listed Roses Stakes at York. O'Brien said:"We were thrilled with him at York and he's been in great form since. "This looks an excellent race, but we are hoping to get a good run." Hopes are carried by Wheels On Fire, making his first start having previously been trained in France by Matthieu Palussiere. The kid was seen finishing Stakes at Goodwood - three locations supporting Alligator Alley. Fogarty stated:"I am not sure what to anticipate, to be honest. "He looks in good shape. In which he conducted nicely, he came straight after Goodwood, and we've been very pleased with him. "We're hoping for a large run." The penultimate day of the St Leger Festival gets under way with the Group Three Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes. A field of 14 runners are declared, with all the Roger Varian-trained Farzeen the likely favourite. The water is tested by the daughter of Farhh at Pattern level for the first time after a couple of emphatic wins in novice company in Kempton and Redcar . Mark Weinfeld, manager for owners Helena Springfield Ltd, said:"We just don't understand how good she's yet. "We were initially looking for a Listed race to get her, but Roger recognized this race as a potential. It seems sexy, though. "She didn't run at two had a rush in January before using a fracture. She could not have been more impressive in winning her last 2, so we thought we'd search for a few type. "We might have bitten off a little more than we can chew. We are going to see." Farzeen's rivals include Ralph Beckett's Di Fede along with the from the yard of Richard Hannon. Crisford winner Saroog is a hot order to give weight and a beating to five competitions from the 40,000 William Hill Mallard Handicap, although the Weatherbys Global Stallions App Flying Scotsman Stakes merits close inspection. This seven-furlong competition was won from one and Frankel at 2010 and has chucked winners since then, too - with Guineas runner-up Tip Two Grow scoring in 2017 and Royal Ascot victor Sangarius doing the business 12 months ago. Mark Johnston's Vintage Stakes fourth Visinari sets the benchmark in the renewal of this year, but four other colts in Aidan O'Brien's Wichita, Ralph Beckett's Tomfre, Andrew Balding's Berlin Tango and also the Molatham take on him. Having fulfilled the runner-up berth success was promised by the latter at York on his appearance in the Convivial Maiden. Angus Gold, racing manager to owner Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum, said:"He won well at York and we hope he is a wise horse, however, he's very much a work in progress. "We decided we would measure up him into a Listed race and hopefully this will tell us if he could operate in a few of the bigger metropolitan races later in the year" Read more: http://classicsounds.pl/pointcounterpoint-notre-dame-vs-louisville-free-ncaaf-betting-picks-31/