Author: Joel Roberts

1m KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes (Group 2) (2yo) This is a straight choice between hype and the form book and I reckon form horse GREEN IMPACT will hold form with Delacroix and Bernard Shaw. Delacroix was always going fast enough at Leopardstown and wasn’t good enough on the day. They…

1m Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (Group 1) (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo+) 1/4 1-2 HENRY LONGFELLOW relished cut in the ground when winning a Group One as a juvenile, and his form this season entitles him to be a shorter price than he is. He beat Metropolitan the same…

1m4f Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (No Geldings) (Turf) (3yo+) Not a vintage renewal as the best three-year-old, City Of Troy, is off to America, while Europe’s top two older horses are geldings and can’t run. I don’t think Look De Vega is a good favourite at all as the French…

1m4f (1m3f188y) Pertemps Network Yorkshire Oaks (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo+) 1/5 1-3 I was really impressed by YOU GOT TO ME in the Irish Oaks as the change in tactics and tongue tie clearly brought out the best of her. She finished the…

6f Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) (IRE Incentive Race) (Class 1) (2yo) BETTY CLOVER looks each-way value at 11/1 as her Ascot second to Simmering got a big boost when the winner won a French Group Two with ease. She had previously stayed on strongest to land a…

1m2½f (1m2f56y) Juddmonte International Stakes (British Champions Series) (Group 1) (Class 1) (3yo+) 1/5 1-3 Such was the impression CALANDAGAN made at Royal Ascot, his 15/2 quote against City Of Troy is worth taking. The drop in trip shouldn’t be an issue on pedigree even though the 12f at Ascot…

1m2f (1m1f197y) Qatar Nassau Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo+) This is a high class renewal with plenty of exciting types. It probably represents Emily Upjohn’s best trip as she was outstayed over further last time out, but she has such an in and out profile that any…

6f Markel Richmond Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) (IRE Incentive Race) (Class 1) (2yo) The Strikin Viking is short on account of his Curragh run where he pulled nicely clear of the third, Arizona Blaze, who was a place behind TROPICAL STORM over 5f at Ascot. That suggests he has a collateral…

1m4f (1m3f211y) Hardwicke Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (4yo+) Not the deepest renewal and Continuous might need this run to be at his best, so it’s opened up. I don’t think much of Desert Hero or Middle Earth and this race is crying out for something to prove a class above. That horse could…

7f Jersey Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo) I’d expect River Tiber to improve past Haatem here, especially as the latter has a 3lb penalty. He’s a worthy favourite here but he does have to reverse form with TASK FORCE on their Middle Park run, even with the caveat that he wasn’t said…