'I got a very good feel off him last time' - top jockey Jim Crowley joins our panel of experts
Who wins the Hungerford Stakes?
Gary Capewell, broadcaster Kikkuli has to be respected with the likelihood of more to come. But this looks like a good opportunity for English Oak to make the breakthrough in this grade. The Lennox was a messy race and he couldn’t have been more impressive on his two previous starts.
Jim Crowley, jockey English Oak ran very well at Goodwood last time and they said he spread a plate that day, so he can be marked up on that and should prove hard to beat. The other one with a live chance is Kikkuli, who was just touched off in the Jersey at Royal Ascot.
Matt Gardner, Racing Post Ratings English Oak and Goodwood went together like chalk and cheese, so it’s much better to focus on the impression he created at Royal Ascot, where he looked a Pattern-race performer in the making. He appears to have landed on a weak race for the grade and could take plenty of stopping.
Read the full story
Read award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing, with exclusive news, interviews, columns, investigations, stable tours and subscriber-only emails.
Subscribe to unlock
- Racing Post digital newspaper (worth over £100 per month)
- Award-winning journalism from the best writers in racing
- Expert tips from the likes of Tom Segal and Paul Kealy
- Replays and results analysis from all UK and Irish racecourses
- Form study tools including the Pro Card and Horse Tracker
- Extensive archive of statistics covering horses, trainers, jockeys, owners, pedigree and sales data
Already a subscriber?Log in
Published on inThe Saturday Jury
Last updated
- 'I'm surprised he's not a shorter price for this' - Ed Bethell and Leonna Mayor join our expert panel
- 'He ran well in the Ebor and has the assistance of the world's best jockey' - Gay Kelleway and Tom Stanley join our expert panel
- Clifford Lee and Natalie Green join our expert panel, who are largely in agreement on who will win the Chester Stakes
- 'He should appreciate the fast track' - Silvestre de Sousa and Richard Hoiles join our panel of experts
- 'He’s surely still well handicapped' - our panel of experts answer the big questions for a busy day of racing
- 'I'm surprised he's not a shorter price for this' - Ed Bethell and Leonna Mayor join our expert panel
- 'He ran well in the Ebor and has the assistance of the world's best jockey' - Gay Kelleway and Tom Stanley join our expert panel
- Clifford Lee and Natalie Green join our expert panel, who are largely in agreement on who will win the Chester Stakes
- 'He should appreciate the fast track' - Silvestre de Sousa and Richard Hoiles join our panel of experts
- 'He’s surely still well handicapped' - our panel of experts answer the big questions for a busy day of racing