Royal Ascot form tested at Naas and Ed Walker and Kieran Shoemark combine at Kempton - Wednesday's punting pointers

Bath: Union flying Johnston flag

Trainer Charlie Johnston will again be hoping to make the long journey from Middleham worthwhile with his dual course-and-distance winner Union Island.

The four-year-old is chasing a Bath hat-trick in the mile handicap (8.20), having already won twice at the venue this month, and a fourth win on the spin after also striking over this trip at Beverley last month.

He has been raised 6lb for his most recent success under Sean Dylan Bowen, who keeps the ride.

Bowen partnered one of Union Island's rivals last time, Knights Gold, who on this occasion is paired with 7lb claimer Elizabeth Gale.

Union Island20:20 Bath

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Jky: Sean D Bowen Tnr: Charlie Johnston

Carlisle: valuable novice draws small-but-select field

The £40,000 5f novice stakes (2.45) has attracted three recent winners plus a couple of interesting newcomers.

Karl Burke, who was on the mark at Royal Ascot with Albany Stakes winner Venetian Sun, runs Nottingham scorer Reciprocated, a son of Havana Grey who cost 450,000gns as a yearling.

Tim Easterby saddles the most experienced runner in the field in Bleep Test, who in four starts has a win at Redcar and three second-place finishes to her name.

Ralph Beckett sends Regional Rock all the way up to Cumbria from his Hampshire base, and Jeff Smith's homebred was a ready two-length winner at Windsor last month on his debut.

The two runners having their first start are the gelded Everydaysasaturday, trained by Declan Carroll, and Gullane Girl, a £12,000 breeze-up purchase trained by Jack Morland.

Reciprocated14:45 Carlisle

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Jky: Clifford Lee Tnr: K R Burke

Carlisle stat: Todhunter pins hopes on Arrange

Martin Todhunter is 3-10 in three-year-old-plus handicaps here over the past five seasons, for a £33 level-stakes profit, and runs Arrange (4.15).

Arrange16:15 Carlisle

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Jky: David Nolan Tnr: Martin Todhunter

Kempton: Dynamic duo back for more

Kieran Shoemark is operating at a 25 per cent strike-rate at the all-weather track (7-28) this year, with a £21.79 profit to a £1 stake.

Trainer Ed Walker's two Royal Ascot winners were both partnered by Shoemark and he has booked him for four rides here, starting with Chadleeny in the 7f fillies' handicap (6.00).

The €110,000 breeze-up purchase has yet to break her maiden after four runs but might do better as a three-year-old and will be fresh, having not raced since December.

Shoemark and Walker also team up with newcomer Plastered in the 6f maiden (7.00), Pivotal Days in the second division of the London Mile Series qualifier (8.00) and Umbria in the 1m3f handicap (8.30).

Naas: red-hot Royal Ascot form tested

Havana Anna finished third behind two Royal Ascot winners in Gstaad and True Love on her debut, so she will be strongly fancied to get off the mark in the 5f fillies' maiden (5.10).

She was beaten four and a half lengths by last week's Coventry winner Gstaad and was three and three-quarter lengths behind Queen Mary winner True Love in a Navan maiden in May.

The Donnacha O'Brien-trained Havana Grey filly came within a neck of winning her next start at Cork this month and may have bumped into another top type in Suzie Songs, as the pair pulled five and a half lengths clear of the field.

Havana Anna is a half-sister to Muscika, who has won 18 races across nine years.

Salisbury: More magic from Montpellier?

James Ferguson has a career strike-rate of 24 per cent at the Wiltshire track (6-25) and runs the unbeaten Montpellier in the 6f handicap (3.55).

The three-year-old won by two lengths to make the perfect start at Thirsk in April, and followed up by a head in a better race at Newbury last month. Both those wins came over seven furlongs.

He was purchased by leading Australian trainer Annabel Neasham at the Goffs London Sale last week and Tom Marquand rides the three-year-old for the first time.

He has more experienced rivals to overcome, notably Dark Thirty, who was runner-up in a competitive sprint handicap at the Dante meeting at York last month, and Kodi Lion, who has been in excellent form and won at Haydock last time out.

Ferguson, who also saddles Lord Cloughan in the 7f maiden (2.25), said: "He's been bought by a new owner and he's bred for speed being out of Mabs Cross. This looks a good opportunity and would give him plenty of options going forward.

"He's a nice horse but this is a big step up in grade. I believe he's going to Australia at some point."

Worcester: Mulholland out to extend profits

Neil Mulholland has a remarkable £199.45 profit to £1 level stake at the track over the past five seasons, with 34 winners from 214 runners (16 per cent), and will look to course-and-distance winner Glajou to improve his figures still further in the 2m½f handicap chase (2.03).

This will be the nine-year-old's first appearance since September 2023, when he was fourth over a longer trip at Warwick, before which he was on target for a second time at this track.

He had an official rating of 131 in his pomp and returns off 106 under Conor O'Farrell.

Trainer and jockey also combine with Alright Dai in the 2m4f handicap hurdle (5.05), a seven-year-old who has won two of his last three starts.

Mulholland said: "Glajou is coming back from a setback but he's schooled well and likes the track. The trip might be a little short for him, but it's good to get him back going.

"Alright Dai has won two of his last three, he's in good order, so hopefully should run well."