Author: Joel Roberts

6f  Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)  (Class 1) (2yo) There have only been two winning favourites of the Gimcrack in the last decade, and Richard Hannon’s Threat has been beaten the last twice so is hardly the most imposing market leader. This is a very competitive race…

6f  Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)  (Class 1) (2yo) This is a top renewal of the Lowther with a lot of big chances. I can’t knock Liberty Beach as favourite but she is unproven over 6f and was a shade fortunate to win last time out over an easy 5f at…

7f  Tattersalls Acomb Stakes (Group 3)  (Class 1) (2yo) This is wide open. The favourite is a once-raced maiden winner that doesn’t make a lot of sense. Someone must be backing him for him to be that price, but they must know something I don’t. Yorkshire Gold looks interesting as he’s by Muhaarar,…

6f  Darley Prix Morny – Finale des Darley Series (Group 1) (2yo Colts & Fillies) (Str Course) (Turf)  (2yo) The best European two-year-old sprinters contest a wide-open Prix Morny at Deauville this afternoon, and a case can be made for most. The one I’m least keen on is the favourite Earthlight, on…

7f  (Str) Denford Stakes (Listed Race) (formerly The Washington Singer Stakes)  (Class 1) (2yo) The favourite Juan Elcano is odds-on and would need to be comfortably the best of this six-runner field, which I’m not sure he is. The horse that beat him to Group Two glory at Newmarket bombed at Goodwood next time…

1m  Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois (Group 1) (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf)  (3yo+) I thought SHAMAN ran better than his finishing position suggested when fifth behind Circus Maximus at Royal Ascot. He didn’t have the best draw and, for all he wouldn’t have won, I’m not sure he was…

1m2½f  (1m2f100y) Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3)  (Class 1) (3yo+) Addeybb cannot be trusted as a short-priced favourite for this, even though he stands out as the class horse in the race. I’m siding with RAISE YOU for Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy as his French run had excuses, and the form of…

7f  Theo Fennell Oak Tree Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares)  (Class 1) (3yo+) There’s 18 runners, many of which are unexposed, so it’s impossible to say the favourite Jubiloso is the right price at 5/4. She may have the best form but it’s not too high a bar for something to come…

6f  Qatar Richmond Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings)  (Class 1) (2yo) This race looks wide open as the Coventry Stakes form has been a bit ropey of late, and Threat, the second from that race, leads the market at what looks a skinny price. I’m going to throw two darts at this…

5f  Markel Insurance Molecomb Stakes (Group 3)  (Class 1) (2yo) Picking holes in the favourite Liberty Beach’s impressive form is not easy. She looks a big unit of a horse and probably just has a physical edge over less developed two-year-olds, but her 6/4 price alone is easy to take on in a…