Lucky 15 Tips: Captain can take command of Stratford’s feature

We've got plenty of racing to sink our teeth into on Sunday with a good mix of Flat and jumps meetings, which means there's a little of something for everyone. Stratford and Newton Abbot provide the jumping action in Britain and there's also a competitive Flat card from Redcar. The Curragh hosts Ireland's sole meeting and there are a couple of potentially interesting Group 2s on the card, including the Minstrel Stakes.

We've tasked our expert with finding four fancies to follow across the afternoon and they can be combined to form a Lucky 15. Among the selections is a Jennie Candlish-trained runner who looks potentially unexposed in Stratford's Class 2 feature race.

Horse Racing Odds

14:40 Curragh - Ibelieveicanfly @ 8/13

Aidan O'Brien tends to dominate two-year-old maidens over 7f and a mile at this time of year and it's only a matter of time until IBELIEVEICANFLY gets off the mark. Ryan Moore has picked her over stablemates Beach and Speckles and she looks ready to win.

She found only stablemate Alpha too good when second over course and distance last time out and the winner looks potentially very special. Further progress seems likely from the daughter of Frankel, but she might not need to improve in order to go one better here.

15:15 Curragh - Dorset @ 7/1

It could be another good day for Aidan O'Brien, especially if DORSET bounces back to his best here. The three-year-old has failed to fire in his last three starts but it's too early to give up on him and a return to form shouldn’t be ruled out in this winnable Group 2 contest.

The son of Wootton Bassett was a very smart juvenile last term and it's fair to say that the form of his course and distance maiden win has worked out well, as the runner-up won the Irish Derby. He followed that up by winning a sales race here, which earned him €495k.

O'Brien's colt won a Group 3 at Leopardstown on his final start of last season and if he can get back on track here, he's definitely capable of much better.

15:58 Stratford - Captain Cool @ 6/4

Jennie Candlish has done notably well in the last couple of seasons and her runner CAPTAIN COOL has taken very well to fences so far, winning three times and finishing second on the other occasion. Impressive last time out, there should be more to come.

Two of his three chase wins have come by wide margins and he has only been raised 4lb for a 20-length success at Stratford last month. It would be a surprise if he's not still ahead of the handicapper and the six-year-old can win more races before they catch up.

17:00 Curragh - Tradewinds @ 5/2

Donnacha O'Brien landed the July Cup last week and handicap debutant TRADEWINDS looks well set to get off the mark here. The experienced two-year-old has shown enough in four starts to suggest he has ability and the switch to handicaps can facilitate improvement.

It looks like handicaps have been the plan for him for a while as he ran well when finishing third over course and distance in June and the drop down to 5f on his next two starts clearly didn't suit. He goes back up to 6f on handicap debut and 82 looks like a nice opening mark.