Not a great weekend for racing with just the three Group races in the UK this Saturday. Persistent rain has softened the going around the country, meaning field sizes will be small and good-value big prices hard to come by. Godolphin’s Portamento looks a good bet in the Listed Stobart Club And Shop…
Author: Joel Roberts
1Pt Win Avenir Certain @9/2, Darley Prix Jean Romanet, Deauville 15:10
After a successful week at York’s Ebor meet, where fillies where the flavour of the week, we again turn to another fillies’ Group One in France: the nine-furlong Prix Jean Romanet for four-year-olds and up. The going is soft and eleven have been declared, with last year’s winner, Ribbons, heading the market at…
1Pt Win Convey @13/2, Strensall Stakes York 14:00
We hit the bar today with Mizzou’s second place in the Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup, beaten by a hugely-improved performance from a horse in the punter-friendly silks of Rich Ricci for Willie Mullins, Max Dynamite. There’s more rain forecast overnight, so despite the scorching forecast for the south of England there’s likely…
1Pt Win Mizzou @6/1, Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup, York 14:30
Our strong form continued into Thursday with Pleascach landing the Yorkshire Oaks at 8/1. Turning to Friday, the Group Two Weatherbys Hamilton Lonsdale Cup has attracted a classy field of stayers, with five or six having great chances. The 4/1 favourite, Clever Cookie, was simply outclassed in the King George and looks awful…
0.5Pts Win General Alexander @80/1, Rantan @20/1, York 13:55
York’s Thursday opener, the DBS Premier Yearling Stakes, looks a punting minefield. Long-odds winners are frequent, including last year’s market leader who ran no race when backed into 5/2. Today’s favourite, Tasleet, is a ridiculous price of 15/8 thanks to his good second behind Shalaa in Group Two company at Goodwood. His worst…
1Pt Win Pleascach @15/2, Yorkshire Oaks, York 15:40
Whilst the racing world wonders how Arabian Queen won the Juddmonte, we’re laughing all the way to the bank. We put her up at 100/1 last night and only a 15% rule four deduction took any shine off what feels like racing’s equivalent of the hole-in-one. We’re playing with the bookies’ money now…
0.5Pts EW Arabian Queen @100/1, Juddmonte International Stakes, York 15:40
The ten-furlong, Group One Juddmonte International is upon us. It’s been touted the race of the decade, but I’m not so sure. Despite boasting three classic winners with eight Group One wins between them, it’s not got the depth or international flavour of an Arc field. They hype surrounds dual-Guineas…
Performance: What Adaay!
After a long, frustrating run of hitting the crossbar with seven second-placed tips from 13, the winners returned at Newbury this weekend. Mullionheir, confidently tipped by Paul to win at Newmarket’s July meeting, repaid his faith by returning at 10/1 in handicap company – that’s five wins from his last seven races. Minutes…
1Pt Win Karakontie @9/1, Prix Jacques Le Marios, Deauville 15:10
Another Sunday, another Group One at Deauville. This time it’s the turn of the milers in the Prix Jacque Le Marois – a race won in recent years by the mighty Goldikova, Moonlight Cloud and Kingman. The rain may have redirected dual-Guineas winner Gleneagles to York, but a classy field…
1Pt Win Adaay @11/1, Hungerford Stakes, Newbury 15:45
The going for the Group Two Betfred Hungerford Stakes at Newbury on Saturday has deteriorated to soft at the time of writing. Three-year-olds Limato, Home Of The Brave and the long-absent Richard Pankhurst have all been withdrawn, along with the race’s top-rated horse, Godolphin’s Safety Check. That’s taken some of the glamour…