Author: Joel Roberts

1m4f Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) (3yo+ No Geldings) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo+) It’ll be another soft ground Arc and most will handle that just fine, with the wide draws not typically as disadvantaged as when it’s quick. Last year’s three-year-olds were very average, with only Aventure getting anywhere…

1m Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac – Criterium des Pouliches (Group 1) (2yo Fillies) (Grande Course) (Turf) (2yo) St Mark’s Basilica filly Diamond Necklace looks like an iffy favourite with only two runs and this being much softer ground than the good-to-yielding she won on last time. I thought she looked more of…

1m (Row) BetMGM Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) (3yo+) This looks like a good opportunity for one of LADY OF SPAIN or BLUE BOLT to land a Group One. The former is very progressive, winning all five career starts and improving each time she hits the track. She’s proven…

7f Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings) (2yo) This looks a good market for a bet as Aidan O’Brien doesn’t have the strongest hand considering Gstaad has to prove his stamina for 7f and liking for slower ground, and to an extent bounce back from a defeat…

6f Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) (IRE Incentive Race) (Class 1) (2yo) The form book is fairly unreliable for York races, especially when all the top 2yo races so far have been at undulating Ascot and Newmarket. That form is represented by top of market and the value…

1m2f (1m1f197y) Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) (3yo+) Whirl dominates this market and rightly so after beating Arc favourite Kalpana last time out. She will be very tough to beat but anything can happen at Goodwood and I think Coronation Stakes winner CERCENE deserves to be a lot closer…

7f Coral Vintage Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2yo) I thought HUMIDITY was one of the more impressive two-year-old performance at Royal Ascot and that sets the standard. He’s as big as 5/1 on the Exchange and that’s got to be a good bet regardless of opposition. He’s uncomplicated, professional, unbeaten, and on…

1m4f Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1) (3yo) Lambourn’s Derby win felt unsatisfactory as he enjoyed the run of the race and looked like he was ideally suited by slower ground. He looks underpriced at odds-on at a much fairer track in a smaller field. I’m convinced Pride Of…

6f Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (4yo+) The Japanese favourite is a warm order but this will be a very different test to what she’s experienced so far. It’s a sprint so we can’t be afraid of one horse. I like LAZZAT a lot as he’s unbeaten at 6f,…

1m4f (1m3f211y) Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (4yo+) Globetrotter Rebel’s Romance sets the standard here but his very best form is all on flat tracks. He ran an RPR of 117 in last year’s King George and that sort of level makes him beatable here. Al Riffa likes a bit of cut in…