Act Of Wisdom ready to show class

It has been a relatively quiet end to the season for Charlie Appleby – but the short journey home from Newmarket today should be enjoyable, because Act Of Wisdom holds very strong claims in the British EBF Future Stayers Nursery Handicap.

With Pinatubo and Ghaiyyath now retired, and Space Blues injured, Appleby was also absent from the Arc meeting and Champions Day.

While this class two contest can hardly be described as a major event, it could be important for Act Of Wisdom – who has already won two of his three races.

Being by Galileo and out of Jacqueline Quest, who was famously disqualified after winning the 1,000 Guineas, he is regally bred.

He is a brother to Breeders’ Cup winner Line Of Duty and a half-brother to Onassis, who performed so admirably for Charlie Fellowes this season.

He cost more than 1,000,000 guineas, so connections might have hoped he would be rated higher than 85 after three runs. But in the long run it may benefit him, because he can gain experience in a race such as this.

There is also a strong argument to suggest he could be rated a good deal higher, because both of his victories have come in similar fashion.

While at one stage it looked hard work in both for him, he was eventually well on top twice at the line. He clearly stays very well, as well as handling soft ground, and he may develop into quite a smart type next term.

HEREFORD: 1.15 Marada, 1.50 Ruthless Article, 2.25 Young Buck, 3.00 Flying Tiger, 3.35 Lucky One, 4.15 Miss Zip, 4.45 Walk In The Wild, 5.20 Translink.

KEMPTON: 4.10 King Of Spies, 4.40 Grey Sparkle, 5.15 Portfolio, 5.45 Look to the rainbow, 6.15 Quintillus, 6.45 Noble Dynasty, 7.15 Areehaa, 7.45 Blessed, 8.15 Gherkin.

NEWMARKET: 1.00 Glyndebourne, 1.35 Aramaic, 2.10 Harlem Soul, 2.45 ACT OF WISDOM (NAP), 3.20 Zezenia, 3.55 Royal Touch, 4.30 Elusive Artist.

DOUBLE: Act Of Wisdom and Portfolio.

CASTLEGATE’S SELECTION AREEHAA (Kempton 7.15).