Author: Joel Roberts

1m Breeders’ Cup Mile (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf)  (3yo+) I fancy the home team in this type of race as the fast pace and tight turns can catch out European horses over a mile or shorter. Front runners are often good bets and FACTOR THIS can defy a wide draw by…

1m  Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Grade 1) (2yo Fillies) (Turf)  (2yo) European form is well represented here with Campanelle vying for favouritism after her Prix Morny and Royal Ascot successes. We tipped her both days so she’s not easy to pass up, but with the mile trip an unknown there are…

1m  Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America (Grade 1) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf)  (2yo) An excellent betting heat with so many chances. Battleground could be the class horse in the race but he’s a short price and I generally think the Europeans are over-bet at this meeting. Chad Brown…

1m  (Str) Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1)  (Class 1) (2yo) We put up Wembley for the Dewhurst and run that race again ten times and he probably wins half of them, but so long as he’s a hold-up horse he’ll never be a prolific winner in Group One company. He looks the right…

13:55: British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1), 6f Dream Of Dreams has been excellent this season and loves a stiff 6f but ground this soft isn’t absolutely certain to suit and there are a few unexposed horses who can have a big say. Unbeaten sprinters are a rare breed, and,…

1m  (Row) Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3)  (Class 1) (2yo) MAXIMAL looks overpriced at 13/2. He improved plenty for stepping up for a mile last time and can reverse form with One Ruler. Soft ground should be okay and he looks very classy – being very closely related to Frankel. Akmaam is another to…

7f  (Row) Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1)  (Class 1) (2yo) A really competitive renewal with plenty of betting angles. I really like Chindit but he’s opposable on this ground at the kind of undulating track he’s unproven on. The ground is a big concern for the pacey Thunder Moon and there are a couple…

1m (Row) bet365 Fillies’ Mile (Group 1) (Class 1) (2yo) Good race, this. We’ve tipped Shale ante-post at 33/1 for the 1,000 Guineas over this course and distance next May, and I really want her to win with that in mind. The soft ground is concern enough to not wade in again at 7/2,…

Sunday is Arc day in Paris, meaning no less than six Group Ones to get stuck into. Enable goes for her third Arc at her fourth attempt after getting outstayed in the mud last year, but the ground will be potentially even worse this time and it might be a…

1m  (Row) Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) (British Champions Series)  (Class 1)(3yo+) A very competitive race and I’m backing two-time Newmarket Group One winner BILLESDON BROOK to land back-to-back renewals. Soft ground should be okay and she is brilliant at Newmarket. Her form this season has been…