Author: Joel Roberts

1m2f (1m1f165y) Qatar Prix Dollar (Group 2) (3yo+) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo+) A good betting race. I like the German raider, Calif, on form but the Group One penalty is killer. Anmaat won this two seasons ago and has barely put a hoof wrong since, with his only defeat when conceding weight to…

6f (Row) Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) I’m against Moyglare winner Lake Victoria as she’s looked like a miler so far and is yet to clock a sub 11 second furlong, whereas a more sprinting type like Babouche did four times last time out. She might lack the speed…

1m4f (Row) Princess Royal Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) (3yo+) I suspect with heavy going there could be some long odds winners. Time Lock won this last year on fast ground but his form has regressed this campaign and I want to take him on. I don’t…

1m6½f (1m6f115y) Betfred St Leger Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo) I originally came down on Sunway at a price but he’s shortened plenty and the more I look at him, the more he blends into the pack form wise. I feel Coolmore have a…

7f (7f6y) Betfred Champagne Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (2yo) I’ll chance maiden winner RIGHTHERE RIGHTNOW is up to the job here as he was extremely impressive on the eye at Newmarket and seems very uncomplicated. Being by Kodiac a bit of cut in the ground will…

1m Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) (3yo+) Porta Fortuna is a worthy favourite but this is a very deep renewal. It’s hard to ignore the chance of JANCIS at 15/2, such was the turn of foot she showed in landing both his starts from off…

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…