2024 Bahrain Trophy Tips

The July meeting at Newmarket kicks off with the Bahrain Trophy Stakes, with six runners and riders set to battle it out over one mile and five furlongs. Ancient Wisdom was eighth in the Epsom Derby although the Charlie Appleby-trained runner could be set to land a victory in this encounter, having run well on his seasonal debut.

Space Legend could also be a strong contender and this horse hasn’t been out of the first two in his three outings to date, with William Haggas saddling a runner who will have James Doyle on board, with the latest showing being a runner-up spot when running at Royal Ascot in a big field.

Portland has run four times this season and has been in the winners’ enclosure, with Aidan O’Brien training a horse who last ran in the Hampton Court Stakes at Royal Ascot, although further improvement is needed after previously running well enough to secure a victory at Leopardstown against four other runners.

Royal Supremacy has the potential to go well for trainer Andrew Balding, with Oisin Murphy on board a runner who has been in the frame on each occasion that he’s run this term. Kinesiology has landed a victory this season and we can’t rule out the outsider Gasper De Lemos who is another O’Brien-trained charge.

2023 Bahrain Trophy Tips

It’s going to be hot race when it comes to the 1.50pm at Newmarket Racecourse on Thursday 13 July, with Saint George looking like the one to beat and the Andrew Balding-trained charge was last seen turning out at Royal Ascot. In the Queen’s Vase, the horse was only beaten into second place by even money favourite Gregory.

Previously to this, there was a victory at Doncaster in a handicap race over one mile, six and a half furlongs, with Cieren Fallon on board a runner who could set the benchmark for the other runners. Castle Way runs in this race and was successful at this very track when obliging in the Newmarket Stakes over one mile and two furlongs.

Charlie Appleby will now expect more from a runner who was also successful at Newmarket last October, with the horse obliging in a Nursery Handicap over one mile and two furlongs. However, Tower Of London has passed a couple of assignments when claiming a victory at Leopardstown before slamming home another victory at Down Royal.

The three-year-old will now come across from Ireland to compete, with the latest success coming in the Ulster Derby over one mile and five furlongs. It was a convincing win by over four lengths, with the horse previously obliging in the King George V Cup at Leopardstown over one mile and four furlongs.