Barry Robson is a top pro racing tipster and gambler. Find out more about Barry’s service here. Exclusive to Racing Diary, Barry previews the week action;

New Godolophin purchase Long Lashes is one of 15 horses entered for Saturday’s skybet.com Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket. The two-year-old joined Saeed Bin Suroor after making a winning debut over six furlongs at the Curragh for Irish trainer Jessica Harrington.And the daughter of Rock Hard Ten could step straight into Group company in the seven furlong contest according to Godolphin’s racing manager Simon Crisford; ” She’s done well since she came over from Ireland,” he said.

Goldolphin in form...

Other opponents include the Aidan O’Brien-trained pair Devoted To You and Famous, while Henry Cecil is responsible for Albany Stakes third Chachamaidee. Among the other entries are Richard Hannon’s Blue Angel, John Dunlop’s Clarietta and the Barry Hills-trained Sent From Heaven.

Haydock’s feature is the Group 3 totesport.com Rose of Lancaster Stakes over an extended mile and a quarter. The race is famed for horses that haven’t won a Group 1 since their two year old season.

Campanologist ran well to be second in the Hardwicke at Royal Ascot but flopped at Newmarket last time. The fact that Frankie Dettori goes up to Haydock instead of taking rides at his local track Newmarket suggests the Godolphin team expect him to bounce back.

Duncan can be forgiven for his disappointing run at Newmarket last time out as he was too keen over the mile and a half trip, the drop back to ten furlongs will help and he won’t mind cut in the ground. He is the highest rated in the field.

The interesting runner in this race for me, though, is the Michael Bell-trained Allied Powers, who ran his best race since progressing from handicaps when finishing second in the Sky Bet York Stakes last time out. Any rain will enhance his claims and I’ll certainly be doing a “rain dance” for him.

The annual team competition that is the Shergar Cup takes place at Ascot on Saturday for the ninth time with teams of jockeys from Great Britain, Ireland, Europe and the Rest of the World taking each other on in six races. It is a great chance to see riders from around the world competing here in Britain.

A couple of riders who may be less familiar to racegoers are Hiroyuki Uchida from Japan and Malesh Narredu from India, who will be riding in the Shergar Cup for the first time.My selections this weekend are Sent from Heaven in the skybet.com Sweet Solera Stakes and Allied Powers in the Rose of Lancaster Stakes.

Enjoy and good luck!