6f (Row) Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) (Colts) (Class 1) (2yo) Another good betting heat with first-season sire Mehmas represented by the 2nd, 3rd and 4th favourites who have all shown raw speed this season. It’s hard to pick between them but I think Method has the weakest form so doesn’t deserve to…
1pt win Dandalla @7/1, 1pt win Alcohol Free @7/1, 14:55 Newmarket, Saturday
6f (Row) Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) A good renewal with plenty of chances and no stand-out performer. Miss Amulet was good at York where she beat Sacred well. That could very well be the best form line on offer but both are on the short side, given Sacred…
1pt win Gold Wand @9/1, 14:35 Sunday, Curragh
1m2f Moyglare ”Jewels” Blandford Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies & Mares) A fantastic looking renewal of this fillies and mares race. Magic Wand is set to go off favourite and has been well-supported. She will set a strong gallop, but there are plenty of three-year-olds that could improve opposing her and…
1pt win Que Amoro @6/1, 15:10 Sunday, Curragh
5f Derrinstown Stud Flying Five Stakes (Group 1) (Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race) 2019 Prix De L’Abbaye winner Glass Slippers sets the standard here as the only Group 1 winner in the Flying Five stakes. That tells you all you need to know about this race with it being wide open…
1pt win Mac Swiney @20/1, Laws Of Indices @25/1, 16:10 Curragh, Sunday
7f Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (Group 1) (2yo) This is an absolute corker of a race with so many horses holding strong claims. Lucky Vega looks really good and is the right favourite but he’s got serious opposition here. He was beaten by a 66/1 shot LAWS OF INDICES before emphatically…
1pt win Shale @4/1, 15:40 Curragh, Sunday; 1pt win Shale @33/1, 1,000 Guineas
7f Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies) (Breeders’ Cup Challenge Race) (2yo) The market is very strong towards Simply Gorgeous being better than Donnacha O’Brien’s SHALE but I think they’re very closely matched. It’s 1-1 between them this season and Simply Gorgeous’s win last time was crucially on soft ground. Shale reminds…
1pt win English King @11/2, 14:55 Longchamp, Sunday
1m4f Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris (Group 1) (3yo Colts & Fillies) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo) An interesting race as shock Derby winner Serpentine makes his reappearance with so many doubting the value of his big win given the way he stole a massive advantage mid-race. Aidan O’Brien has his classic ‘he’s…
1pt each-way Valia @20/1, 15:35 Longchamp, Sunday
1m4f Qatar Prix Vermeille (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo+) The bet in this race is obvious. VALIA is a horse I’ve had a few quid on for the Arc at fancy prices after she bolted up in a Listed race back in July, and she got beat…
1pt each-way Lilac Road @11/1, 14:10 Doncaster, Thursday
1m (Str) bet365 May Hill Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) LILAC ROAD looks a big price in this after breaking the course and distance track record for two-year-olds last time out. She only received a rating of 86 for that all-the-way success and I suspect that significantly underestimates her ability. The horse…
1pt win Came From The Dark @7/1, 16:00 Haydock, Saturday
5f Betfair Each Way Edge Be Friendly Handicap (Class 2) There looks to be a very interesting runner in the shape of CAME FROM THE DARK in the Each Way Edge Handicap at 4pm at Haydock. Came From The Dark represents a lightly-raced son of Dark Angel at the age…