Brilliant Star, Alla Stella and Pierian lock horns in Bath's Beckford Stakes, live on Sky Sports Racing. Brilliant Star and Alla Stella feature among a field of 13 for an excellent edition of the Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes at Bath. Brilliant Star, a winner of two of her first three starts, failed to make an impact at Goodwood in May before bouncing back with an encouraging fourth in the Ribblesdale.
That was a fine effort but she has not been seen since. Alla Stella only has a single victory to her name but has been running with credit in quality contests all summer. Third at Dundalk on her most recent outing in this grade, she should give another bold bid under Luke Morris.
Pierian is a notable runner for William Haggas and Tom Marquand. She has improved with every start and really impressed with the way she saw off Asset here last month and deserves another crack at this level. Lady Vivian and Venetia rate best of the rest.
Hat-trick seeker Courageous Sioux faces 11 rivals in a deep-looking Free Race Replays On attheraces.com Fillies' Handicap at 5.25pm. The Clive Cox-trained three-year-old made it two from two for her trainer when landing a handicap at Southwell sixteen days ago and a four-pound rise might not stop her following up. Never miss a story with all the latest racing news, interviews and features on your phone.
Find out more Ed Walker's Sound And Vision kept on strongly to land a Goodwood heat on her penultimate run and wasn't disgraced when midfield at the same track last time. Top weight Moe's Legacy scored here on her last start and warrants respect, while Vishaka catches the attention on handicap debut for David Simcock. Last-time winners Nostrum and Not That Guy clash in this Download The At The Races App Handicap.
Mick Appleby's Nostrum showed a fine attitude when scoring on his first all-weather start on Saturday and with confidence restored, he has obvious credentials as he drops back to seven furlongs under new pilot Kevin Stott. See the latest horse racing news, interviews and features from Sky Sports Racing Not That Guy got off the mark when narrowly landing the odds at Wolverhampton on his last start and rates an intriguing runner as he steps into handicap company. A mark of 72 might be generous given the form of his Newbury second last season.
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