Temperatures will be nearing 40 degrees at La Teste this afternoon, which opens up with a Group 1 for Arabian fillies at the start of the card. The market is dominated by four horses who met at this track last month, and whilst the most distinguished one of them, Nour Al Maury, heads the betting, you wouldn’t want to be taking too short a price about her given that she isn’t as effective on a far surface.

 

On that day HM Al Zalmaa caught the eye and forth, finishing like a train and coming off a long absence of five months. She has only raced five times, is a sibling to a champion, and looks wildly overpriced at 10-1 or greater. She is the bet in this for a top handler in this discipline.

 

1.02pm La Teste 1pt win HM Al Zalmaa@ 12-1 (Fitzdares and other firms, or 11-1 with Spreadex, William Hill etc)