An excellent day's Racing with Newbury's Lockinge Stakes meeting taking centre stage. Here are the thoughts of our Racing Factors tipster.
Newbury
J: Tom Marquand
T: W J Haggas
Desert Hero showed some very smart form last season, including when 3rd in the Group 1 St Leger. He ran a fine race when returned to action over an inadequate 1m2f at Sandown last month. Having been slightly out paced he stayed on strongly to take 2nd at the finish. That run would have blown away the cobwebs and now back over 1m4f and on a big galloping track such as Newbury he looks set for a huge run. Although Desert Hero will likely have the Hardwick Stakes at Royal Ascot as his main target, he can take today's race en-route. Desert Hero rates a 5 star win Pick.