Author: Joel Roberts

The jumps season is very much back and we have three selections from a saturated Cheltenham. 2m5f  (Old) Ballymore Novices’ Hurdle (Grade 2) (Registered As The Hyde Novices’ Hurdle)  (Class 1) (4yo+) Thyme Hill clearly has the best form in this, having placed in the Grade 1 Champion Bumper at the Festival and opened…

5f Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) (3yo+) This looks a fun race and it could feasibly go to any of the runners. The drop in trip to 5f from previous years is absolutely crucial to unlocking this race as it won’t be won by stamina – this will be…

1m  Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore (Grade 1) (2yo Colts, Geldings & Ridglings) (Turf)  (2yo) This looks an ideal betting market as hot favourite Arizona is drawn out in stall 12 and trying a mile for the first time. He’s a very skinny price for those reasons and I’m going…

Last season we tipped 28/1, 8/1 and 8/1 winners on Ascot’s Champions Day – and while expecting a repeat of that is fanciful, the very soft ground courtesy of this very wet autumn is likely to mean some big prices go in across the six races. 6f  Qipco British Champions Sprint…

1m  (Row) Dubai Autumn Stakes (Group 3)  (Class 1) (2yo) I’m a big fan of Night Of Thunder as a sire, but I can’t see why his son Molatham is such a short price for this. Soft ground shouldn’t be an issue but this is a very competitive race and 2/1 is very tight.…

We finished this year’s Arc meeting up a modest 2pts after two winners, and now attentions turn to Newmarket’s Future Champions meeting where the Fillies’ Mile headlines a strong Friday card. 1m (Row) bet365 Fillies’ Mile (Group 1) (Class 1) (2yo) My first comment is I suspect the market has this fairly spot-on when…

Longchamp hosts its second Arc card since its makeover, and the big race itself revolves around Enable’s attempt to become the first horse to win the race for a third time – a feat last attempted by Treve in 2015. The only concern I had with her chance is the…

11m6f  Qatar Prix de Royallieu (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf)  (3yo+) Oaks winner ANAPURNA looks an obvious bet against the favourite, Enbihaar, who has soft ground concerns and her collateral form looks weak. Anapurna can be forgiven a tame comeback run and should come on for it. She…

6f (Row) Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) (Colts) (Class 1) (2yo) Newmarket’s four autumn Group Ones for juveniles generally sort out the winter pecking order for both the aspiring milers and sprinters – and thanks to the rocket Pinatubo’s exploits this season, many of the best have avoided him in the 7f Dewhurst…

7f  (Row) Shadwell Rockfel Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies)  (Class 1) (2yo) Daahyeh sets a very high standard in this Group Two, but with the way the race is likely to be run I can see FESTIVAL DAY stealing it from the front. She looked awesome last time out galloping away from her rivals in…