The Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes – one of Europe’s elite contests for sprinters – looks extremely competitive and has the potential to result in another one of flat racing’s fairy-tale endings. On the one hand there is Acapulco, without question this is no ordinary two year old filly, built like…
Day: 20 August 2015
1Pt Win Mizzou @6/1, Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup, York 14:30
Our strong form continued into Thursday with Pleascach landing the Yorkshire Oaks at 8/1. Turning to Friday, the Group Two Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup has attracted a classy field of stayers, with five or six having great chances. The 4/1 favourite, Clever Cookie, was simply outclassed in the King George and looks awful…
0.5Pts Win General Alexander @80/1, Rantan @20/1, York 13:55
York’s Thursday opener, the DBS Premier Yearling Stakes, looks a punting minefield. Long-odds winners are frequent, including last year’s market leader who ran no race when backed into 5/2. Today’s favourite, Tasleet, is a ridiculous price of 15/8 thanks to his good second behind Shalaa in Group Two company at Goodwood. His worst…