NEW! Horses To Follow -- Three-Year-Olds And Older

The Flat season is entering its final couple of months. But there is still plenty of mouthwatering action on the horizon, most notably at big meetings at Doncaster, Newmarket and Ascot.
Dark Crusader and Fran Berry (second left) win the Betfred Melrose Stakes during day four of the 2013 Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York Racecourse, York. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday August 24, 2013. See PA story RACING York. Photo credit should read: John Giles/PA WireDark Crusader and Fran Berry (second left) win the Betfred Melrose Stakes during day four of the 2013 Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York Racecourse, York. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday August 24, 2013. See PA story RACING York. Photo credit should read: John Giles/PA Wire
Dark Crusader and Fran Berry (second left) win the Betfred Melrose Stakes during day four of the 2013 Yorkshire Ebor Festival at York Racecourse, York. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday August 24, 2013. See PA story RACING York. Photo credit should read: John Giles/PA Wire

Our resident racing expert, RICHARD ‘SCOOP’ SILVERWOOD, has come up with this latest batch of three-year-olds and older horses he feels are well worth keeping an eye on until the end of the campaign.

Listed are their latest performance, trainer and likely target-races.

ARGENT KNIGHT (WON, Newmarket 10th August)

4yo gelding, William Jarvis, 14f-2m2f handicaps.

CUSHION (2ND, Newbury, 4th August)

3yo filly, John Gosden, 12f Listed/Group races.

DARK CRUSADER (WON, York 24th August)

3yo filly, Tony Martin (IRE), 12f-14f Pattern races.

DUTCH MASTERPIECE (WON, The Curragh 24th August)

3yo gelding, Gary Moore, 5f Group sprints.

FOXY FOREVER (WON, York 26th July)

3yo gelding, Michael Wigham, 5f/6f handicaps.

HIGHLAND DUKE (WON, Goodwood 1st August)

4yo gelding, Clive Cox, 9f handicaps.

HOOFALONG (2ND, York 24th August)

3yo gelding, Mick Easterby, 5f handicaps.

KING GEORGE RIVER (3RD, York 23rd August)

3yo colt, Alan Bailey, 1m-9f handicaps/Listed races.

RETIREMENT PLAN (WON, Goodwood 3rd August)

3yo colt, Lady Cecil, 12f-14f Listed/Group races.

SHWAIMAN (WON, Doncaster 17th August)

3yo colt, James Fanshawe, 14f-2m handicaps/Pattern races.

SHORT SQUEEZE (WON, York 23rd August)

3yo gelding, Hugo Palmer, 7f-1m handicaps/Listed races.

TIGHT FIT (WON, Newmarket 17th August)

3yo filly, Henry Candy, 7f-1m handicaps.

VALBCHEK (3RD, Newmarket 24th August)

4yo gelding, Jeremy Noseda, 6f Listed/Group races.

WATERCLOCK (2ND, Newmarket 10th August)

4yo gelding, Roger Charlton, 14f-2m 2f handicaps.

YEAGER (WON, Ascot 27th July)

3yo colt, Jeremy Noseda, 1m handicaps/Pattern races.

YARROOM (WON, Chester 30th August)

3yo colt, Roger Varian, 10f+handicaps.

NB: Argent Knight, Waterclock and Yeager have all run disappointingly since the performances listed above. However, Richard suggests you still keep them onside.

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