This is a really strong renewal of the 9f Nassau Stakes, with a host of Group One winning three-year olds due to take their chances – 2000 Guineas winner Legatissimo, Pretty Polly Stakes winner Diamondsandrubies and French Oaks winner Star Of Seville. We’ve seen some good performances this week from front runners, which…
Author: Joel Roberts
0.5Pts EW Doubles: The Corsican, Convey/Latharnach @8.25/15.00
The Corsican, twice a winner at Goodwood, was a fast-finishing 4th in Royal Ascot’s Prince Of Wales’s Stakes – one of the hottest Group Ones in world racing. This Group Three is a drop in class and, with a clear run, the 2/1 available starts to represent some value with so many…
1Pt Win Line Of Reason @10/1, Moviesta @7/1, Qatar King George Stakes
A frustrating Goodwood so far, with each of our tips coming second, twice by a neck. The Qatar King George Stakes is always a good betting heat and a strong field has assembled thanks to the improved prize money. Muthmir returns to his favoured 5f after his 9th in the July Cup. His…
1Pt Win Quest For More @5/1, 0.5Pts EW Vive Ma Fille @20/1, Qatar Goodwood Cup
I like the chances of Quest For More in the Goodwood Cup. The form is excellent with just a neck-loss in a 12 furlong handicap at Newmarket his only defeat in his last four starts. Short of his ideal trip, that was an impressive performance and reads well alongside top-weight victories in the…
1Pt EW Scottish @8/1, Neptune Investment Management Gordon Stakes
Highland Reel leads the market for this 12F Group Three, based on his strong 2nd to New Bay in the French Derby. The winner’s hold-up tactics might flatter the form and Joseph O’Brien’s mount went some way to confirm this when well beaten in the Irish Derby. I don’t rate…
1Pt Win Crystal Zvezda @ 9/4, British Stallion Studs EBF Lyric Fillies' Stakes
The torrential rain that’s soaked the south of England hasn’t made it’s way north to York this evening, and, with the going still good to firm, Stoute’s Crystal Zvezda can make up for her Oaks flop (10th behind Qualify). She pulled way too hard that day and, dropped in class and trip…
1Pt EW Madame Chiang @33/1, King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, 25th July 15:50
John Gosden’s unbeaten Derby and Eclipse winner Golden Horn has been declared for Ascot’s summer showpiece on Saturday, with the trainer very confident about his chances in the build-up. I’ve got to really scrape the barrel to find any chinks in his armour, and, with most of the opposition fully exposed, it’s tough…
1Pt Win Silverwave @12/1, Grand Prix De Paris, Longchamp 18:25
Storm The Stars, placed in both the Epsom and Irish Derbies, heads the British raiding party. It’s hard to see him improving on his classic form unless stepped up in trip – he’s currently ante-post favourite for the 14 furlong St Leger – so his 7/2 price doesn’t scream value.…
6th-12th July Performance: +9.25Pts
A strong week, finishing 9.25pts in profit. £10 on each of our tips would have made a profit of £92.50. We thought Amazing Maria‘s 12/1 price was extremely generous for the Falmouth Stakes, considering she’d soundly beaten Group One winners Rizeena and Integral last time out and the race was…
1Pt Win Arod @5/2, Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes, Ascot 14:45
1Pt Win Arod @5/2, Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile Stakes, Ascot 14:45 The unbeaten Lightning Spear (7/2) steps up from handicap company, putting his unbeaten record to the test in this Group Two. He’s been rewarded with an elevated mark of 104, which is great, but the same handicappers have…