Author: Joel Roberts

Too Darn Hot missed the 2,000 Guineas after a setback so trainer John Gosden has elected to start the champion two-year-old of 2018 in the 10f Dante Stakes, suggesting a u-turn on his view that he’s not a middle distance horse. Surely victory here would confirm his place in the…

Aidan O’Brien is in ridiculous form this season and has won virtually every single Derby trial so far, but I’ve serious doubts his Anthony Van Dyck is a good thing at close enough to even money for Lingfield’s Listed trial on Saturday. Make no mistake, he’s favourite for good reason…

Derby hopefuls go on trial at Chester in the Vase on Wednesday, with a really good race in prospect. It’s a perfect betting market as eight run, meaning three each-way places, and all have chances with the favourite looking ripe to be taken on on his seasonal reappearance. Norway wasn’t…

This weekend sees Classic action return to Britain as Newmarket hosts the 1,000 and 2,000 Guineas Stakes, on Saturday and Sunday respectively, over the Rowley Mile. The ante-post market for the 2,000 Guineas has received several blows in recent months as favourites Too Darn Hot, Calyx and Quorto have all…

Obvious value has been few and far between during Punchestown this week, particularly in the Graded races where the form horses have dominated the markets and generally run well. Thursday’s card has an excellent Grade 1 with our favourite DEFI DU SEUIL running – and, amazingly, he’s not favourite. That’s…

William Hill offer six places for each-way punters in Sandown’s season finale card opener, a handicap hurdle for novices that we won a few years ago with Wolf Of Windlesham. Paul Nicholls trains the favourite Getaway Trump, victorious at Ayr recently, but I like his second string BIRDS OF PREY…

Sandown hosts flat racing today with three Group races on the card, before switching back to the jumps tomorrow for the British season finale. I had my eye on Knight To Behold upsetting Crystal Ocean in the 2.25, but seemingly everyone has as he’s halved in price and no longer…

Epsom hosts its Derby Trial at 2.45 today, attracting seven runners in what looks a wide-open heat. Cape Of Good Hope, a full brother to the brilliant Highland Reel as well as Royal Ascot winner Idaho, is the 7/4 favourite and there to be shot at on the back of…

Spring is in the air and flat racing is back at Newmarket for the Craven meeting, with the feature Craven Stakes one of the main domestic trials for the 2,000 Guineas over the same course and distance in May. Last year’s spoils went to a 9l winner in Masar, who…

In the Scottish Champion Hurdle I’ve got a lot of time for the smart novice Mister Fisher, but at 11/2 I can’t say he’s much of a price and, in contrast, the 9/1 about REDICEAN is too good to ignore. As a juvenile he looked electric when running away with…