York tips for Wednesday: Idaho poised for victory in Voltigeur

The David Barron trained gelding won the consolation race for Scottish Sprint Cup in 2014 before following up in good style at Newcastle, and got back to winning ways on his second outing last season when readily betting Normal Equilibrium by a 1 length at Newbury off a mark of 103.

Robot Boy went on to finish an excellent 3 1/2 length eighth of 18 to Goldream in the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot, and backed that up with a solid fourth of 18 to Double Up at Ascot off a mark of 106.

The six-year-old is now able rating of 96, 7lb lower than when last successful, and comes into the race on the back of two solid efforts that suggest his time is near.

Connections are also fitting Robot Boy with the blinkers for the first time and if the new headgear has the desired effect the son of Shamardal looks weighted to run a huge race.

The Cashel Man the answer to stayers handicap

The Cashel Man disappointed last time out but looks worth another chance to cash-in on what looks a lenient mark in the 2m handicap (16.20).

Trained by David Simcock, the four-year-old seemed unsuited by the undulations of Goodwood and could prove a different proposition now returned to a more galloping flat track.

The Cashel Man improved throughout last season when winning three of his four races, and in the last of those over 2m at Newmarket came from off the pace to forge clear to beat the now 103-rated Amour de Nuit by five lengths.

It was a dominant display which suggested the gelding was a stayer that needed keeping firmly onside and that view was confirmed in his two runs this season.

After a highly promising comeback run when a keeping on 1 3/4 length second of 15 to Saigon City in a hot handicap over course and distance the son of High Chaparral shaped far better than the bare result suggests when a five length eighth of 20 to Dannyday in the Northumberland Plate consolation race at Newcastle.

Those runs represent solid form and a handicap mark of 88 looks very exploitable judged on The Cashel Man’s success over Amour de Nuit.

York tips

13.55: Robot Boy (E/W)
14.30: Best Of Days
15.05: Idaho (NAP)
15.40: Highland Reel
16.20: The Cashel Man (NB)
16.55: Nautical Haven

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