Sam King is back with two selections on Thursday.

Bath hosts it's feature meeting of the year, with the Listed British Stallion Studs EBF Beckford Stakes taking centre stage at 2.30.

Term Of Endearment wasn't beaten far when fourth in the Group 2 Lillie Langtry Stakes at Goodwood last time and has the best form on offer. However, she's short enough in the betting in what looks a wide-open renewal if you take her out and she's yet to win this season.

With that in mind, a chance is taken on the unbeaten Aequitas, who fits into the "could be anything" category at the moment following two hugely impressive victories in novice company.

David O'Meara's charge hasn't beaten much in her two outings to date, but it was tough not to be impressed with how she quickened up to make a winning debut at Hamilton before defying the penalty in similar fashion at Ripon next time.

A daughter of Sea The Moon, this step up to one-mile six furlongs could unlock further progress as may the step up in grade, as she looks like just the type to appreciate racing at a stronger tempo.

She should handle some cut in the ground and while this does represent a big rise in class, she looks an interesting each-way alternative to the current market leader.

Aequitas - 0.5pt Each-way

Odds – 12/1

Just thirty-five minutes later I'm hopeful that Hard To Believe can take a nice step forward in the BetWright Bet The Wright Way EBF Restricted Novice Stakes (3.05).

Trained by Andrew Balding, Hard To Believe shaped much better than his sixth-place finish suggests at Salisbury, travelling up nicely for a long way before weakening tamely inside the last two furlongs on testing ground.

Stepping onto a sounder surface should suit this son of Make Believe - who is a half-brother to a Japanese dirt winner – while it's also likely he'll find this easier now that he moves into a race restricted to those in bands C and D.

The booking of champion jockey elect Oisin Murphy is another obvious positive and he can take a sizeable step forward here to come out on top.

Hard To Believe – 1pt Win

Odds – 7/4