BARRY HILLS can land a double at Salisbury, with Huzzah and Fadhaa both looking to hold excellent chances, writes TATTENHAM.
The former lines up in the Molson Coors Noel Cannon Memorial Trophy and is out to arrest a losing streak that stretches back to May 2008.
While the six-year-old has not got his head in front in that time, he has turned in some excellent efforts in competitive handicaps, including a second in the Royal Hunt Cup a couple of years ago.
He paid the price for that consistency with an everincreasing handicap mark, reaching a career high of 99 back in July 2009.
Huzzah has struggled since then, though, and his barren spell has seen him drop right down the ratings to his current mark of 77.
A recent third at Goodwood suggested there are still some sparks of life in him and, racing off 16lb lower than his last winning mark, Huzzah could be worth a chance.
Fadhaa is expected to take a leading role in the Ashbrittle Stud Bibury Cup following an excellent effort behind Brown Panther last time.
That rival destroyed a competitive field at Royal Ascot last week so Fadhaa’s neck second was actually a very good effort in light of that.
Previously successful in a Wolverhampton maiden, the Bahri colt remains unexposed in handicap company.
Carlisle stage the biggest afternoon of their Flat racing season with the totesport.com Cumberland Plate and Lloyd Motor Group Carlisle Bell the dual highlights.
The former is contested over a mile and three furlongs and Tweedledrum is worth noting as she makes the long journey from Andrew Balding’s Kingsclere base.
The four-year-old was evidently slow to come to hand as she did not run as a juvenile, and two three-year-old starts would barely have fired enthusiasm.
She made up for those disappointments when winning a Kempton maiden in March before following up on her first foray into handicap company at Chepstow.
An 8lb rise saw her fall short when bidding for the hat-trick at Chester but she was not beaten too far and is worth another chance as she seemed to struggle a bit on that unique track.
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