THE tight left-handed turns of the Roodeye at Chester are not to the taste of all horses.
But tomorrow they should be guaranteed to suit Parker, whose propensity for going left cost him the race and more when beaten at Sandown last time out.
Having looked likely to win, the horse proceeded to drift markedly to his left in the final stages, so much so that he cannoned into the running rail, almost unshipping jockey Tony McGlone and losing all chance in the process.
Provided that race has left no mental scars on Parker, he will surely have a great chance off the same handicap mark in the Peeping Tom Stakes (Showcase Handicap).
The most valuable race of the day comes in the evening at Beverley, where Roundtree can follow up her highly-promising debut success in the £18,000 Listed Hilary Needler Trophy.
Richard Hannon's filly by Night Shift defeated her better-backed and more experienced stable companion Pastel by a length and a half at Windsor two weeks ago.
Victory tomorrow night could earn a placer in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Royal Ascot could also beckon for Firebreak should he prove too hoot for the opposition in the £17,000 Brian Yeardley Continental Two-Year-Old (Conditions Stakes).
He also got off the mark at the first attempt, coming with a powerful runclose home to deny High Finale by a neck.
The Coventry Stakes has been talked about as a possible target at the Royal meeting later this month for the Ian Balding-trained colt.
Another juvenile worth your support is Izmail, who has missed a couple of engagements over the past week but is finally set to take his chance in the GG.com Launches Derby Day Maiden Stakes at Newcastle.
Ed Dunlop's charge shaped with an abundance of promise on his debut at Newmarket on 2000 Guineas day and takes a drop in class here. He should oblige.
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