2023 John Smith's Silver Cup Stakes Tips
Hamish is the worthy market leader and the bookmakers are taking no chances with their odds regarding a runner who was successful at Chester last time out. After a break of over 200 days, the horse was able to oblige in the Ormonde Stakes over one mile, five and a half furlongs, with the runner winning by over a length on 11 May.
The horse was previously runner-up in the St Simon Stakes at Newbury Racecourse on 22 October, with the 8/11 favourite losing by a head to 22/1 shot Max Vega, although William Haggas will be confident of scoring with a horse who won the Cumberland Lodge Stakes at Ascot when being sent off as the 11/10 market leader.
Tashkan is bidding to land a first victory of the season, with the five-year-old running for trainer Brian Ellison and there could be an improvement after the horse finished fourth in the Prix de Barbeville over one mile, seven and a half furlongs. That came after a third placed finish out of five runners in the Further Flight Stakes at Nottingham.
First Ruler runs for trainer Charlie Appleby and the four-year-old finished second out of four runners at Goodwood in early June, with the runner finishing second in Bahrain over one mile and four furlongs. Previously to this, there was a success at Meydan in early February although it’s hard to marry this form compared to the UK runners.