Tom Marquand had cut William Buick’s lead in the Flat jockeys’ championship from 14 to 10 in a fortnight before racing on Friday, and his GB & Ireland team could well be the ones to back at around 9-4 in the Shergar Cup if he can carry that form into the annual riders’ event at Ascot on Saturday.
Marquand’s mount The Wizard Of Eye (3.20) has been campaigned in Pattern company for much of his career and has been dropped a couple of pounds after a solid performance on his belated handicap debut in the Golden Mile at Goodwood last time. Stan Moore’s gelding has a live chance in the Mile on that form, while Marquand’s teammates, Luke Morris and Declan McDonogh, could also notch winners elsewhere on the card.
