John Arnold returns with his advanced look to the July Cup as he aims to decipher the Group 1 sprint contest. The July Cup, held annually at Newmarket Racecourse, is one of the most prestigious sprint races in the British thoroughbred calendar. Usually taking place in early July, this Group 1 flat race is contested over a distance of six furlongs on the straight track, attracting the crème de la crème of sprinting horses from both the UK and abroad. Established in 1876, the

Alan Morris pinpoints two runners worth following this Thursday as he selects runners from Hamilton and Nottingham. 11:30 NOTTINGHAM A Hands N Heels race and it often pays to focus on prominent racers as hold-up performers can struggle to change gears under inexperienced riders. Volendam fits the bill here having broken his maiden tag recently and will enjoy the return to a mile here. Rusheen Boy’s 6lb rise looks steep for a two-runner race win and the trip is a query. Mbappe

Liam Hall looks at the two remaining meetings in the UK and Ireland with action from Carlisle and Naas to get stuck into this Wednesday. 14:00 CARLISLE Five runners for the opening contest. Queen Of Christmas is the only one with a run under her belt, she was fifth and never really looked capable of landing a blow to the principles, stiffer finish should suit however. In The Black has the best pedigree on paper and represents a shrewd operation when it comes to first time ou

Sam King takes in action from Ffos Las and Newbury this Tuesday as he pinpoints runners not to ignore. 16:00 FFOS LAS Buckland Belle has shown improved performances since switched to turf and can continue her rich vein of form here. Rossa Ryan has been going great guns of late and his services also catch the eye, while she’s open to further improvement on the turf having scored in comfortably style at Windsor before finishing a good third over the same course and distance las

We enter the latter stages of this five day meeting and after a fairly successful four days so far the Racing Daily team previews all of Friday's action. 14:30 ASCOT It may be a rather obvious selection, but I simply cannot look beyond Sun Goddess as the most likely winner of Friday’s opening contest. Aidan O’Brien’s filly blew away her rivals when stepped up to six furlongs at the Curragh last month, quickly putting daylight between herself and the field when asked before d