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THE Lockinge Stakes is the feature race this afternoon at Newbury and with the mile category up for grabs there is no obvious superstar over the distance.

Modern Games is likely to go off favourite and try and enhance his career record on turf which stands at seven wins from 14 starts including victories in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, French 2,000 Guineas and then back in the USA and last year in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Mile.

Second of eight runners in a Grade One at Keeneland last month should have put him spot on for this Group One at 3.35, and the probable market leader looks like the biggest danger to my value each-way play against the Godolphin charge, LIGHT INFANTRY.

This lightly raced four-year-old has only visited the track on seven occasions, winning twice and being placed three times. Arguably his best run came when he ran the top class Inspiral to a neck in the Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville last year. The likely forecast showers at the Berkshire track should provide the son of Fast Company with the perfect conditions to show his best form, and hopefully see him reverse recent form with Mutasaabeq.

There are some ultra-competitive handicaps on the card, none more so than the London Gold Cup for three-year-olds at 3.00.

This mile-and-a-quarter handicap has a reputation of being one of the strongest form line races to follow through the season and this year’s field looks full of potential group performers.

Top of my list is LIEBER POWER, who was badly outpaced when making his three-year-old debut in a slowly run race at Kempton Park on his seasonal debut two months ago. Sent off a well backed 2/1 favourite that day, the selection simply couldn’t quicken off that slack pace over the round mile, but the form has still been cemented by those in front of him and I am happy to give him another chance over this extra quarter mile in the hope that there will be a solid pace on here. Of his rivals, Royal Rhyme and outsider Cool Party should also run well.

The one mile, class two handicap at 4.10 looks wide open but WANEES could be worth giving another chance to following a disappointing run in the Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster. This better surface should see him in a much better light and I think he can bounce back here at the main expense of the lightly raced Beringer and course and distance winner Atrium.

At the top end of the card, NOBLE STYLE takes a drop in grade and distance when he will line up as a red hot favourite for the Listed Carnarvon Stakes over six furlongs at 1.50. Sixth in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, nothing less than a clear cut win here will see him make the field for the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot next month. If the market leader is to be beaten, then Rabaah could be one to save on if he continues to move forward following back to back wins at Wolverhampton and Lingfield Park.

The four timer seeking Expert Agent will be the choice of many in the class two feature at Newmarket at 2.40. Three wins on the all-weather have seen his mark rise from 69 to 86, but he has yet to reach that kind of level of performance on the turf in three outings, and I really like the chance of REVENITE from the Roger Varian yard.

This son of Harry Angel won two of his three starts last year, at a lower level, but he has the physical scope to make up into a much better speedster this year, and his time figure on his last start at Kempton Park suggests he could develop into a group sprinter.

TRUE STATESMAN has been given a real chance by the handicapper in the 0-85 handicap at 2.05, while MONTASSIB looks the call in the class two handicap at 3.50. The key to the latter is the state of the ground. He failed to act in the mud at Doncaster in March, but looked very unlucky in the run when a fast finishing fourth at Haydock Park last time out. In all honesty he wasn’t given the best chance that day by Cieren Fallon being held up way out of his ground, but to my eyes he looks like a winner without a penalty. If the rains stay away then he looks one of the best bets of the day at around the 3/1 mark.

With the tongue tie on for the first time in his career and down to a handicap rating of just 84, NAVELLO could be the answer to the class four, five furlong handicap at Thirsk due off at 2.32. The Ivawood gelding last won off a mark of 89 and he has a nice draw in box number six to make his presence felt here.

Later on, at the North Yorkshire track it may pay to have a second look at both TINTO (3.42) and ANOTHER BATT at 4.17. The former won this race 12 months ago off a 2lbs lower mark and ran really well at Doncaster last month on ground that would have been way too soft for him.

Finally at Doncaster in the evening, PENNYMOOR should prove hard to beat off top weight in the 7.20, while MAY BLOSSOM has solid each-way claims in an extended six furlong handicap at 7.50.