John Gosden enters the unexposed four-year-old TASHWEEQ in the Bunbury Cup and he has very likeable claims. He ran extremely well to finish a close third from a tough draw in the Royal Hunt Cup at Ascot last month, and is allowed to run off his same mark, officially 4lbs well-in. He picked…
1pt win Big Country @7/1, 0.75pt each-way Carntop @12/1, 15:15 Haydock, Saturday
Favourites have a poor recent record in the Old Newton Cup, and Shraaoh, could be another sort to join those ranks. He looks set to line-up as favourite after strong support in the ante-post market. His reappearance run was fairly underwhelming and he has yet prove the hype is true to…
2pts win Barney Roy @3/1, 15:35 Sandown, Saturday
We were out of luck last weekend with both tips sustaining injuries, presumably mid-race, with 40/1 Derby winner Wings Of Eagles sadly having been retired after a fracture. Sandown hosts Saturday’s big race where the three-year-olds clash with the older generation in the Group One Coral-Eclipse, run over the intermediate…
1pt each-way Robin Of Navan @12/1, 14:55 Saint-Cloud, Sunday
Over in Paris this afternoon, there must be a bet in the Group One Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud as last year’s winner Silverwave trades 4/1 favourite from a classy field. My gut says there are better horses behind him in the market, so he must be taken on. Last year’s…
1pt win Wings Of Eagles @3/1, 17:20 Curragh, Saturday
It’s Irish Derby day at the Curragh and we’re treated to a quality international field featuring some of the leading players from the English and French equivalents. Andre Fabre sends over his French Derby second Waldgeist, a Galileo colt, to take on Aidan O’Brien’s five-strong home team, mostly also by…
1pt win Idaho @9/2, 15:40 Ascot, Saturday
No luck yesterday in what was a really difficult day of punting, but we’re nicely up for the week with three winners, including a 16/1 on Thursday, and look to Saturday’s closing Royal Ascot card to transform a good week into a great one. Saturday isn’t much easier but there…
0.75pt each-way Edward Lewis @14/1, 0.75pt each-way Eastern Impact @16/1, 17:00 Ascot, Saturday
Last year’s winner Outback Traveller sits near the top of the market at 8/1 and it would be pretty special if he could repeat his success, but that victory was on a softer surface and he looks vulnerable 4lbs higher than last year. Projection has also been supported, with his…
Royal Ascot Friday tips: Clemmie (7/1), Bound For Nowhere (10/1)
Friday looks a tough betting day with not a lot of obvious value about, mainly as the two feature Group Ones are dominated in the betting by two of Aidan O’Brien’s best three-year-olds. There seems little point taking on Winter in the Coronation Stakes after her brace of 1000 Guineas…
0.75pt each-way Gracious Diana @18/1, 15:40 Ascot, Thursday
I’m taking on the favourite, Mori, in the Ribbesdale Stakes at Royal Ascot on Thursday. Favourites are having a pretty good week and the bookies are feeling it, but I can’t quite see why the horse that easily beat Mori in a maiden earlier in the season, GRACIOUS DIANA, is several…
1pt win Mcerin @5/1, 0.5pt each-way Sioux Nation @16/1, 14:30 Ascot, Thursday
Qemah and Le Brivido combined to bag us two winners on Wednesday’s Royal Ascot card, both favourites, and market leaders are having a good week. American trainer Wes Ward is having a good week with two winners and a close second, so it’s hard not to like the claims of MCERIN in…