Horse Whispers
An in-form jockey, and in-form trainer, the top rated runner in the race and off a pretty fair handicap, Pilgrim's Treasure should take all the beating in the 7.05pm at Newbury.
It's telling that William Buick has opted to take this ride rather than Godolphin's alternative Big Tour, and he'll hope to improve on James Doyles effort when finishing second here last month over the same distance.
Buick has won four of his nine rides on 3-year-olds at Newbury for Appleby, and an impressive strike rate of 21% over all course over the past five years. He's also won 41% of his rides (7 from 17) on all ages at Newbury, so is always flavour of the month.
Pilgrim's Treasure to win the 7.05pm at Newbury