Racing Lee’s Saturday Racing Tips at Newbury and Ayr

Top rated in this, Annaf should be getting back on top against some lesser rivals. A past listed winner, he was last seen in a string Group One. Prior to that had won a £945k Group Two in Riyadh.

His rider and stable are in good form, and this classy individual can record a ninth win.

Unless Powerful Glory is something out of the ordinary and reproduce the solid debut run at a higher level, I think the Gimcrack is the form to concentrate on.

Shadow Of Light finished ahead of a few of these and looked like he was learning on the job to be just denied near the line. He won his first two starts at the trip prior to that Group Two second and comes out top rated.

A winner off 85 on the all-weather, and a close second off 93 in a top handicap, a mark of 84 might prove lenient for one with plenty of class. Having run in top handicaps he has in and out form but has glimmers of form that make him look appealing including when seventh off 95 in the Gold Cup here two years ago, and when third (first in group) in this race last season off one point higher.

He’s worth an each-way play in the consolation race for the feature race of the day.