Talking with Phil tonight, he's got a couple of Notebook horses running this week from Royal Ascot. One of whom he thinks could well win at Newmarket this week and then go onto win the Ebor handicap.
PHIL'S ROYAL ASCOT NOTEBOOK
HORSE
AIMERIC (Roger Varian)
Runs in the bet365 Trophy (handicap) over 1m6f on Friday at the Newmarket July Festival.
Is a big a galloping type who Phil thinks nothing went right for in the 1m4f handicap at Royal Ascot. The longer straight at Newmarket and step-up in trip should see him improve a ton.
Expect more use to be made of him and given connections Phil thinks he could well win in such a fashion that it would leave him well-in, but also importantly making the cut for the Ebor.
He;'s 10-1 for the race on Friday and Phil is expecting him to be much shorter on the day if h starts. So we'll be keeping an eye on that price in the next few days.