17:30, 30 Jul 20261.50 Coral Goodwood Handicap: DEFIANTLY narrowly missed out on a marquee success at Royal Ascot - but compensation is at hand. The son of Kameko is something of a slow burn - he didn’t race at two and managed one victory, in a Killarney maiden, from four starts as a three-year-old in 2025.‌There was very little to write home about when Defiantly finished last of 18 at Cork in April on his handicap debut, an effort which persuaded Joseph O’Brien to reach for the headgear.‌There was more encouragement in his visored fourth to stablemate Kizlyar in a conditions race over a mile and three-quarters back at Killarney the following month, but punters still let the four-year-old go off at 25-1 for the return to handicaps in the Ascot Stakes over an additional six furlongs.‌With his headgear cranked up to blinkers, Defiantly thrived for the step up to the marathon distance, hitting the front inside the final half mile and engaging in a stirring battle with old rival Kizlyar, just coming off the worse by a head.Dylan Browne McMonagle’s mount is 4lb higher in the weights but is unexposed over a distance of ground and gets the vote to go one better. Alphonse Le Grande , Believitanducan and Maxi King are all strong candidates for the podium.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 DEFIANTLY, 2 ALPHONSE LE GRANDE, 3 MAXI KIN‌2.25 HKJC World Pool Thoroughbred Stakes: TALK OF NEW YORK enjoys a significant drop in class and should get back to winning ways. The son of Wootton Bassett - dam Usherette was a two-time winner at Group 2 level in the care of André Fabre - looked potentially out of the ordinary when scoring by five and a half lengths at Kempton Park last October on his racecourse debut.The Charlie Appleby trainee’s tendency to race with the choke out proved his undoing when third in Listed grade at Meydan in February, so it was little surprise to see Talk Of New York wearing a hood when he reappeared at Newmarket’s Craven meeting in April.‌William Buick’s mount justified odds of 8-11 for a seven-furlong conditions stakes with ease and was even more impressive when landing the Listed Heron Stakes over a mile at Sandown Park next time.That success, a five-and-a-half-length humbling of Time To Turn, pre-empted a step up to the top tier for the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.Talk Of New York was anything but discredited in the meeting’s Tuesday feature, finishing a length and three-quarters back in third as Bow Echo denied Gstaad by a short head.‌It goes without saying that this rates a much less exacting task and there will be long faces at Moulton Paddocks if Talk Of New York doesn’t take advantage. Shayem is improving and is the choice to chase the favourite home, ahead of Saber Strike and Yazin .NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 TALK OF NEW YORK, 2 SHAYEM, 3 SABER STRIKE‌3.00 Coral Golden Mile: TRIBAL CHIEF keeps threatening to land a big one - and today could be the day.There’s no getting away from the fact the David Menuisier-saddled son of Sioux Nation comes with risks attached - invariably left at the back of the field by a sluggish start, he needs a decent gallop to aim at and for the gaps to appear.But his record over the past 12 months makes Tribal Chief a danger to all when he finally gets the breaks.‌A staying-on sixth in this race last year, my selection netted a valuable course-and-distance handicap 23 days later, beating Treble Tee by half a length.Out of luck in the Cambridgeshire at Newmarket and the Balmoral Handicap on Champions Day at Ascot on his final two outings of 2025, Tribal Chief stormed home to take third behind Urban Lion in the Lincoln at Doncaster in March on his return.Seven furlongs for Ascot’s Victoria Cup next time was on the short side but the five-year-old was again strong at the finish for a third to The Wizard Of Eye, before a sixth to Indalo on Sandown Park’s Coral-Eclipse undercard, when the leaders didn’t go quick enough.‌But there should be a fair pace up front here and there’s no better man to execute a hold-up gameplan than Jamie Spencer. The Golden Mile is its usual headscratcher, with Blue Brother, Bunyola Bay, Cerulean Bay and Mister Winston just four horses capable of getting involved.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3, 1 TRIBAL CHIEF, 2 BLUE BROTHER, 3 CERULEAN BAY‌3.35 King George Qatar Stakes - RUMSTAR is a four-time Group 3 winner who gives the strong impression he can make his presence felt at a higher level.Jonathan Portman’s stable stalwart, a nursery winner here in July 2022, opened his account at Pattern level in the Cornwallis Stakes at Newmarket the following October, doubling up in thePalace House Stakes on the 2,000 Guineas undercard in May 2025.And the son of Havana Grey has completed the quartet in the past two runnings of the Coral Charge at Sandown Park on the first Saturday of July, most recently when getting the better of Luna A Inbhir by one length.‌But Group 3 sprints shouldn’t be the ceiling of Rumstar’s ambitions, as demonstrated by his four luckless forays into Group 1 company.The five-year-old was drawn away from the action when debuting in the top tier with a 14th-of-20 finish in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot last year, before being tightened for room when fifth to Asfoora in York’s Nunthorpe Stakes a couple of months later.The draw gods again refused to play ball in the Prix de l’Abbaye at Longchamp in October and in this year’s King Charles III Stakes. Rumstar beat just one home on both occasions.‌But Rob Hornby’s partner went under by just half a length to today’s favourite Night Raider in Newmarket’s Palace House Stakes on his previous start and, with a decent pace in prospect, this race should be run to suit. Night Raider is greatly respected, along with Jakajaro and defending champion Jm Jungle.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 RUMSTAR, 2 NIGHT RAIDER, 3 JAKAJARO‌4.10 Regent Seven Seas Cruises Bentinck Conditions Stakes: JONQUIL, proven at Group 2 level at Goodwood, gets the vote to bounce back to form after sub-optimal showings on his last two starts.The son of Lope De Vega will return empty-handed to Andrew Balding’s Kingsclere stable if he can’t improve on a ninth-of-10 finish behind Notable Speech in the Group 1 Lockinge Stakes at Newbury in May or when beating one of seven opponents to the post in the Group 2 Summer Mile won by Zeus Olympios at Ascot 20 days ago.But Jonquil was on-song prior to those disappointments, getting the better of the smart Holloway Boy by a length and a quarter for the Listed Paradise Stakes over a mile at Ascot at the beginning of May.‌And, while he didn’t shine in a messy running of the Group 2 Lennox Stakes won by Witness Stand when making his Goodwood debut at this fixture 12 months ago, Colin Keane’s mount showed the South Downs hold no terrors for him when accounting for Saqqara Sands by a neck in the Group 2 Celebration Mile next time.An additional furlong here won’t be an issue for a colt who is very much a player if bringing his best form to the table. Galen, Boiling Point and Crown Of Oaks can fight it out for silver and bronze.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 JONQUIL, 2 GALEN, 3 CROWN OF OAKS‌4.45 Hawes And Curtis Nursery Handicap: REVELS looks fairly treated for his first appearance in the handicap sphere.The son of Lope De Vega - dam Snooze N You Lose was a Listed winner for my selection’s trainer Karl Burke - fetched 350,000 guineas a yearling and had clearly been showing up prior to his debut at Redcar in May.‌Revels went off at 8-11 in a field of seven and his supporters were spared any anxious moments as he strolled clear under Sam James to win by three lengths.Given his debut promise, the chestnut put up a so-so effort when 9th of 14 behind Nola Soul in the Listed Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot last time - but there were excuses.Drawn in stall two, Revels raced on the far side of the pack, occupying a track position that didn’t show him to best advantage.‌The evidence of his first start is Revels has the speed to cope with the step back from seven furlongs to six and he has plenty of potential to go past an opening British Horseracing Authority rating of 85.In a field of two-year-olds whose best days lie ahead, Dubai Champion, Clash Of Hearts and Paper View are just three runners who merit a second glance.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 REVELS, 2 DUBAI CHAMPION, 3 PAPER VIEW‌5.20 World Pool Bet with the Tote Handicap: INTO THE LIGHT didn’t shine when fancied to go well at Royal Ascot, but it’s early days to be writing him off.Unraced at two, Dubawi’s son began to make up for lost time when lifting a 10-furlong maiden at Lingfield Park on St Valentine’s Day by a length from Al Azd.‌Into The Light finished a three-length second to Ravenspire when upped to a mile and a half at Southwell the following month and again claimed the silver medal when beaten a short-head by the progressive Lost Boys over two furlongs shorter at Sandown Park next time when making his handicap debut.Charlie Appleby then sent my selection for the King George V Handicap at the royal meeting and punters liked Into The Light’s chances - he went off at 4-1 in a field of 19.Things didn’t work out - William Buick’s mount came back in 11th of 19 behind Enceladus - but Into The Light, equipped with cheekpieces, retains potential and can go well. Kenergy is far from exposed and makes appeal, in company with Pierian and Mythical Valentine.‌NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 INTO THE LIGHT, 2 KENERGY, 3 PIERIAN5.55 British Stallions Studs EBF Handicap: ROOM FOURTEEN is three from four in handicaps and has yet to reach the bottom of the barrel.‌Hooded for her debut in the milieu at Great Yarmouth in April, the James Fanshawe-tutored daughter of Without Parole proved ahead of her opening mark with a short-head defeat of King Of Berkshire.Room Fourteen ran second to subsequent Listed winner Venetia at Ascot 18 days later but was back in business with a three-quarter-length. Margin from Stoneacre Donny at Redcar on her penultimate outing.And she went in again when justifying odds of 8-13 against seven opponents at Doncaster last time out, having a comfortable length and a half to spare over Brighton View.‌The British Horseracing Authority number cruncher’s latest intervention, a 6lb rise, takes Room Fourteen to a figure of 83 - 17lb higher than when she scored in Horatio Nelson country.But there’s plenty more to come and Fanshawe’s booking of Ryan Moore is another plus.Favourite Silver Lake is on the up and shouldn’t be far away, while Zgharta and Wisper are other names to throw into the mix.NEWSBOY’S 1-2-3: 1 ROOM FOURTEEN, 2 SILVER LAKE, 3 WISPERArticle continues below