Author: Joel Roberts

Newbury’s 2.20 can go to EXTRA ELUSIVE at a very backable price of 8/1. He beat some good horses on soft ground as a juvenile, so shouldn’t fear any rain, and looked dynamite last time out on the all-weather when quickening eye-catchingly well off a slow pace. This looks winnable as the…

NATURALLY HIGH can land the Group Two Prix Neil and put a disappointing run in the French Derby behind him. Returned home very sick from that encounter, I am drawing a line through that run and instead focusing on the promise he showed when coming from last to first in…

Karl Burke’s UNFORTUNATELY hasn’t had a great season, after promising so much as a juvenile when winning the Prix Morny. He missed the break in the Commonwealth Cup and couldn’t get competitive, while his Group One assignment at Deauville was more than underwhelming – he came home 10th in both…

Eclipse and Juddmonte International winner Roaring Lion heads over to Ireland to take on Coolmore’s best in the Group One Irish Champion Stakes. Qatar Racing’s colt has proven himself to be very good at this 10-furlong trip, and it would take a leap of faith and a fair few excuses…

PEACH TREE looks a peachy bet at 5/1 for the Group Two May Hill Stakes at Doncaster on Thursday. She’s trained by the back-in-form Aidan O’Brien, whose yard has been plagued by illness through this flat season, and I’ve no doubt that fact will ensure there are plenty of overpriced runners…

There’s a feast of top-class flat racing action coming up this weekend with Doncaster hosting the British season’s final Classic, the St Leger, Irish Champions weekend across Leopardstown and the Curragh, as well as Arc Trials day at Longchamp. The unfortunate timing of the Irish and British St Legers often…

It was bottomless at Haydock on Saturday but quick ground remains over the channel at Longchamp where an excellent bunch contest the Prix du Moulin. Sussex Stakes 1-2 Lightening Spear and Expert Eye head the betting, which sounds about right as that’s probably the best form in this race. Lightening…

Harry Angel is back to defend his Haydock Sprint Cup crown after missing the defence of his July Cup title due to a messy injury sustained in the stalls at Royal Ascot. Despite boasting the track record at Haydock and being very ground versatile, the question marks over his antics…

Last year’s Sandown’s Solario Stakes has produced the Derby winner Masar, to go along with an illustrious role of honour for this Group Three, and while I would be surprised to see next year’s Derby winner come out of this race, we’ve got a good renewal to get stuck into.…

There’s a lot to like about the Queen’s SENIORITY in the opener at York on Saturday, as he’s rapidly progressing through handicaps and won his last one with any amount in hand. Last off the bridle by a long way, he shot through a gap when asked looking like a Group…