Day: 1 October 2017

I won’t waste time telling you how worthy a favourite Enable is for this year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, as she has the best form in the race and fits the perfect profile for a potential Arc winner. She isn’t the only three-year-old filly to have easily beaten her…

Race two on Arc day and the two-year-old colts tackle a mile in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere – except Aidan O’Brien has declared his Group One winning filly Magical. She has a big chance and it’s probably worth waiting to see how the horse she narrowly beat last time out…

The opening Prix Marcel Boussac on Chantilly’s Arc card looks good for a bet, with the market leaning heavily towards the chances from the bigger yards. It’s clear to see that Aidan O’Brien’s Magical has a huge chance after she all but won a Group One on her previous start,…

I’m very keen on BATTAASH‘s chances in Sunday’s Prix de Abbaye at its temporary home of Chantilly. Last year’s winner Marsha – who has since won the Group One Nunthorpe Stakes this season when beating the selection – is back for another go but will encounter ground far softer than 12…

At 6/1, Aidan O’Brien’s SIOUX NATION simply looks overpriced to notch his second Group One of his short career in the Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket. He’s sired by Scatt Daddy, whose progeny generally go on softer ground so I’m not sure that’s a realistic negative as some pundits suggest, and those…