Glorious Goodwood 2016: Monteverdi and Projection among Saturday tips

This Roger Charlton trained son of Acclamation won two of his five starts at a juvenile, and in the last of those posted an improved effort when beating Tabarrak by a neck in a conditions contest at Salisbury.

Projection hung right after taking up the lead a furlong from home but ran on strongly to score with a bit more in hand than the winning margin suggests.

The runner-up has since progressed well to be rated 105, and that made Projection’s opening handicap mark of 99 look exploitable.

Run full of promise at Newmarket

Having been off the track for 228 days and gelded, Projection ran really well off it when fourth of 20 to Dancing Star in an ultra-competitive contest at Newmarket.

After being held-up travelling well under George Baker, the three-year-old was constantly denied a clear run when try to make a move approaching the final furlong and – when switched right to see daylight – kept on strongly to be beaten just 1 3/4 lengths.

Projection was gaining all the way to the line without being unduly knocked about, so looks sure to come on a bundle for the outing.

It was a performance which suggested he was ahead of the assessor and, with Ryan Moore taking over in the saddle, connections clearly mean business.

Saturday tips

14.00: Projection (NAP)
14.35: Gold Faith
15.10: Minding
15.45: Dancing Star
16.20: Ray’s The Money
16.55: Monteverdi (NB)
18.00: Bathos

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