Pillar the pick for Cecil

Pillar Of Hercules cost a massive 400,000 guineas at the breeze-up sales last year and can start to repay some of that price tag at Yarmouth.

This Rock Of Gibraltar colt is certainly bred in the purple but looked in need of the outing at Newmarket on his racecourse bow.

He was very coltish in the paddock that day and still ran well enough to be beaten into second.

Henry Cecil has given him an entry in the Celebration Mile later in the season and if he is to prove up to that calibre, the Wellington Pier Yarmouth Maiden Stakes should be something of a penalty kick.

Magical Speedfit can finally break his duck in the EBF/Carlsberg UK Maiden Stakes.

Three times a runner-up, Magical Speedfit was denied a run in the Super Sprint when Saturday’s meeting at Newbury was abandoned.

George Margarson’s charge also ran with credit at Royal Ascot and looks the potential class act here.

Veiled Applause came from an unpromising position to finish fifth at Carlisle last month but compensation awaits in the Goadsby Handicap at Salisbury.

Ralph Beckett’s charge was held up for much of the ultra-competitive Carlisle Bell and deserved plenty of credit after finishing the best of those from behind.

Veiled Applause was shouldering a 6lb penalty that day for a Windsor victory and it was still a fair performance to be beaten three and three-quarter lengths.

Defeat has seen him drop a couple of pounds in the ratings and after a short break, he should be ready to go in again.

Il Castagno has been admirably consistent this term and can gain just reward with victory in the feature event at Musselburgh.

Bryan Smart’s charge has not finished out of the first three in his last five starts and although he is creeping up the ratings, the Edinburgh Evening News Handicap still looks within his reach.

The four-year-old does not have a great win-to-run ratio, having two successes to his name from 19 starts, but has been up to the task in 2007.

After placed efforts at Thirsk and Catterick, the Night Shift gelding finally came good with victory in a competitive event at Redcar.

Although allowed a soft lead, Il Castagno kept finding more when it mattered and then came incredibly close to notching a double when only narrowly beaten over seven furlongs at this track.

Smart steps him back up to a mile here and even though he has gone up a further 3lb for that Musselburgh effort, he could still have a little left in the locker.

Bagan should appreciate the extra half-mile in the Bangor-On-Dee Summer Season Novices’ Chase.

Charlie Mann’s runner was unfortunate to come up against a fairly decent performer in back-to-back winner Crathorne over two miles at Uttoxeter last time.

Bagan was only beaten three lengths into second and given the extra distance, he could bounce back to winning form.