1m4f (1m3f211y) Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (3yo+) ESTRANGE missed the Arc where she would have had a real chance. Her Yorkshire Oaks defeat by Minnie Hauk has worked out very well yet she clearly ran below par there on fast ground. It’ll be considerably less quick this…
1pt win Never So Brave @8/1, 15:25 Ascot, Saturday
1m (Str) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (Sponsored By Qipco) (Group 1) (Class 1) (3yo+) This is a deep race. Field Of Gold has the class to win this in a procession if on his A game but that’s far from assured and I’m very sweet on NEVER SO BRAVE being…
1pt win Kind Of Blue @13/2, 1pt win Rayevka @9/1, 14:05 Ascot, Saturday
6f Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (3yo+) KIND OF BLUE‘s profile looks very similar to last year when he claimed this race and I think he has been coming to the boil nicely with each run this season getting better and better based on the bare…
1pt win Belgravian @10/1, 1pt win Mordor @20/1, 15:40 Newmarket, Saturday
2m2f (Row) Club Godolphin Cesarewitch Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (GBBPlus Race) (Class 2) (3yo+) Irish-trained jumps horses have had a significant edge in this race over the years and I think the Gordon Elliott trained MORDOR is far too big a price. This five-year-old is a decent 130 rated hurdler that…
1pt win Croix Du Nord @16/1, 1pt win Daryz @12/1, 15:05 Longchamp, Sunday
1m4f Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) (3yo+ No Geldings) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo+) It’ll be another soft ground Arc and most will handle that just fine, with the wide draws not typically as disadvantaged as when it’s quick. Last year’s three-year-olds were very average, with only Aventure getting anywhere…
1pt win Tamfana @4/1, 1pt win Barnavara @9/1, 15:50 Longchamp, Sunday
1m2f Prix de l’Opera Longines (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo+) I’m not sure this race will take all that much winning, See The Fire deserves to be favourite on form but she has never looked as good on soft ground. Wemightakedlongway looks to have been…
1pt win Rayif @7/2, 1pt win Puerto Rico @9/2, 13:15 Longchamp, Sunday
7f Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (Group 1) (2yo Colts & Fillies) (New Course) (Turf) (2yo) Wootton Bassett won this race in 2010 and his son won this last year. He has another son entered here in PUERTO RICO who took six attempts before getting off the mark to win the…
1pt win Monteille @7/1, 1pt win Afjan @10/1, 13:50 Longchamp, Sunday
5f Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (Group 1) (2yo+) (Sprint Course) (Turf) (2yo+) Do not ignore the draw here. Those drawn in double figure stalls have a huge disadvantage with only the likes of Highfield Princess, Marsha and Mabs Cross defying a wide berth in the last decade. I…
1pt win Aylin @8/1, 12:40 Longchamp, Sunday
1m Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac – Criterium des Pouliches (Group 1) (2yo Fillies) (Grande Course) (Turf) (2yo) St Mark’s Basilica filly Diamond Necklace looks like an iffy favourite with only two runs and this being much softer ground than the good-to-yielding she won on last time. I thought she looked more of…
1pt win Lady Of Spain 11/2, 1pt win Blue Bolt 7/1, 14:40 Newmarket, Saturday
1m (Row) BetMGM Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) (3yo+) This looks like a good opportunity for one of LADY OF SPAIN or BLUE BOLT to land a Group One. The former is very progressive, winning all five career starts and improving each time she hits the track. She’s proven…