NATURALLY HIGH can land the Group Two Prix Neil and put a disappointing run in the French Derby behind him. Returned home very sick from that encounter, I am drawing a line through that run and instead focusing on the promise he showed when coming from last to first in…
0.75pts each-way Psychedelic Funk @15/2, 18:00 Leopardstown, Saturday
The precursor to the Irish Champion Stakes is the Group 2 Clipper Logistics Boomerang Stakes and it looks pretty competitive with Dermot Weld’s Making Light the current 3/1 favourite. She put in a career best performance to take a Listed race on her previous outing at Cork and has scope for improvement.…
1pt win Unfortunately @16/1, 14:25 Doncaster, Saturday
Karl Burke’s UNFORTUNATELY hasn’t had a great season, after promising so much as a juvenile when winning the Prix Morny. He missed the break in the Commonwealth Cup and couldn’t get competitive, while his Group One assignment at Deauville was more than underwhelming – he came home 10th in both…
0.75pts each-way Athena @50/1, 18:35 Leopardstown, Saturday
Eclipse and Juddmonte International winner Roaring Lion heads over to Ireland to take on Coolmore’s best in the Group One Irish Champion Stakes. Qatar Racing’s colt has proven himself to be very good at this 10-furlong trip, and it would take a leap of faith and a fair few excuses…
1pt win Peach Tree @5/1, 14:25 Doncaster, Thursday
PEACH TREE looks a peachy bet at 5/1 for the Group Two May Hill Stakes at Doncaster on Thursday. She’s trained by the back-in-form Aidan O’Brien, whose yard has been plagued by illness through this flat season, and I’ve no doubt that fact will ensure there are plenty of overpriced runners…
1pt ante-post win Latrobe @16/1, 16:50 Curragh, Sunday 16th September
There’s a feast of top-class flat racing action coming up this weekend with Doncaster hosting the British season’s final Classic, the St Leger, Irish Champions weekend across Leopardstown and the Curragh, as well as Arc Trials day at Longchamp. The unfortunate timing of the Irish and British St Legers often…
1pt win Wind Chimes @10/1, 15:15 Longchamp, Saturday
It was bottomless at Haydock on Saturday but quick ground remains over the channel at Longchamp where an excellent bunch contest the Prix du Moulin. Sussex Stakes 1-2 Lightening Spear and Expert Eye head the betting, which sounds about right as that’s probably the best form in this race. Lightening…
1pt win Scottish Jig @9/2, 15:20 Ascot, Saturday
There are several promising looking three-year-old fillies in the 15:20 at Ascot, and plenty of support for Sheikha Reika at the top of the market. The Roger Varian filly has certainly got some ability having finished in the first two on all five of her starts being turned over at odds-on on…
1pt win Eqtidaar @25/1, 16:15 Haydock, Saturday
Harry Angel is back to defend his Haydock Sprint Cup crown after missing the defence of his July Cup title due to a messy injury sustained in the stalls at Royal Ascot. Despite boasting the track record at Haydock and being very ground versatile, the question marks over his antics…
1pt win Victory Command @22/1, 15:35 Sandown, Saturday
Last year’s Sandown’s Solario Stakes has produced the Derby winner Masar, to go along with an illustrious role of honour for this Group Three, and while I would be surprised to see next year’s Derby winner come out of this race, we’ve got a good renewal to get stuck into.…