SADD-LE UP!

Varian's star can return in style

- MARK WINSTANELY

CROWN OF OAKS (1.30) gets a 7lb weight-for-age allowance from his older rivals, so William Haggas' improving sort will be hard to beat off a perch of 85 in the William Hill Silver Cup Handicap at Beverley. His draw in stall one is a Brucie bonus.

The shrewd Mick Appleby had KODI LION (1.50) entered in a much easier race at Thirsk yesterday but has instead decided to run his beast in the trickier BetMGM App Handicap run over seven furlongs at Sandown Park.

This tells me that the four-year-old will run a big race off a perch of 92, as he was very unlucky last time out at Haydock Park three weeks ago when second off a rating of 91.

The booking of Will Buick to do the steering seals the deal for me.

Clive Cox has saddled more sprint winners than Paddington Bear has devoured marmalade sandwiches, which leads me to believe REDORANGE (2.05) is the speedster to be with in the Listed Willliam Hill Beverley Bullet run over five furlongs at the Humberside venue.