Fairmile set fair

A big weekend of racing lies ahead and Fairmile is a major fancy in the totesport Cambridgeshire at Newmarket, one of the heaviest betting heats of the entire season.

If Walter Swinburn’s charge had won a valuable handicap at Haydock last time out – as he undoubtedly would have done with a clear passage – he would have been carrying more than 9st 2lb in the nine-furlong cavalry charge.

Fairmile has shown the crucial ability to travel well before quickening from a strong pace and he boasts a progressive profile, having already won the John Smith’s Cup, and is proven under a variety of conditions.