Author: Joel Roberts

1m4f (1m4f6y) Betfred Derby (Group 1) (No Geldings) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo) You have to stay well to win a Group One over 12f and this year’s Derby contenders have plenty to prove in that department. City Of Troy, like Auguste Rodin last year, is on a recovery mission after a complete…

1m2f Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) (3yo) I’m in a forgiving mood concerning ECUREUIL SECRET who is up in trip and quoted at 11/1. Last time out the finishing speeds over a mile for the first four home were all 110%+ indicating a slow pace and sprint finish.…

1m Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1) (Fillies) (3yo) With doubts over Aidan O’Brien’s string first time out, Opera Singer can be taken on here with AZADA who looks like a typical Dermot Weld rocket. She’s only won a maiden but did it with tonnes in hand and looks like…

1m2½f (1m2f56y) Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3yo) I suppose this revolves around whether you think Ancient Wisdom is a worthy favourite. His Doncaster form could have worked out better but did receive a boost in the French Derby with two of the beaten horses…

1m Emirates Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (Group 1) (3yo Fillies) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo) Romantic Style has the best form as the 2nd 3rd and 4th in her reappearance have run to a high level since. However a wide draw makes life tough for her. FOLGARIA proved her Italian form…

1m Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains (Group 1) (3yo Colts) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo) A super competitive renewal that’s attracted a big field. Henry Longfellow trades a short favourite for Aidan O’Brien but his form doesn’t add up to too much as he’s mostly beaten the same horses and a…

1m2½f (1m2f70y) Boodles Raindance Dee Stakes (Listed Race) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) CAPULET is just the wrong price here at 4/1 in a five runner race. His juvenile form is comfortably the best on show here given he finished upsides Al Musmak in the Royal Lodge, and that ties in closely with…

1m4½f (1m4f63y) Boodles Chester Vase Stakes (Group 3) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (3yo) Aiden O’Brien’s stable form is a little iffy at present and it’s worth taking on his shorties until his strike rate picks up to his usual standards. At the prices I can’t justify how Godolphin’s Hidden Law can be a…

1m Coolmore Stud Paddington Irish EBF Tetrarch Stakes (Listed) (3yo) 1/4 1-2 There’s a good shape to this market as I’m not sure the odds-on fav Samuel Colt deserves to be so short. He’s won a maiden and placed in a Group Three and has to prove he stays a…

1m  (Row) Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies) (British Champions Series)  (Class 1) (3yo) After Godolphin and William Buick landed the colts equivalent yesterday, DANCE SEQUENCE has contracted in price despite meeting defeat on her trial. For me, the fact that Buick has chosen her above an unbeaten filly in Cinderella’s Dream and…