I really like ROBIN OF NAVAN‘s chances of landing the Prix Du Jockey Club – the French Derby. He’s already won three times and placed twice in France – a run including Group One success in the Criterium De Saint-Cloud. The form of that race is strong, with Epsom Derby third…
1pt win Maljaa @9/1, 0.5pt EW Mukaynis @14/1, 15:45 Epsom Downs, 'Dash'
The 5f Epsom ‘Dash’ is regarded as one of the fastest sprint contests in the racing calendar year, with a devilishly quick descent to contend with and 18 runners going to post this year. The ground was definitely riding on the slow side yesterday, so I do not expect any…
2016 Epsom Derby Selections: Cloth Of Stars, Harzand, Across The Stars
It’s Derby day at Epsom, the second and most valuable of three British Classics for colts, and 16 three-year-olds are declared to seal their future stud values with victory. It’s been a race kind to punters in recent years with favourites Golden Horn, Australia and Camelot all obliging at short odds – but…
1pt each-way Simple Verse @5/1, 15:10 Epsom, Saturday
The Coronation Cup, run over the same one-mile-four course and distance at Epsom as the Derby Stakes on the same card, looks a strong renewal this year with four recent Group One winners heading the market. Arabian Queen‘s 100/1 success in the Juddmonte International at York was this column’s finest…
0.5pts each-way Architecture @16/1, 16:30 Epsom, Friday
The Oaks, the fillies’ equivalent of Saturday’s Derby Stakes, takes centre stage on Epsom’s Friday card with the nine declared looking for Classic glory. Aiden O’Brien’s Minding has already tasted it when running away with the 1000 Guineas at Newmarket, but she met defeat in the Irish version two weeks ago…
0.5pt EW Sennockian Star @14/1, 14:35 Epsom Downs, Friday
Dark Red goes in search of his fourth consecutive win with Ryan Moore aboard the saddle in the opening handicap of the Epsom Classic weekend. Ed Dunlop has got a highly progressive four-year-old on his hands, and there could be more to come despite a 20lb rise for his three…
1pt win Across The Stars @33/1, Epsom Derby, Saturday 4th June
Saturday’s Investec Derby Stakes at Epsom looks wide open this year, with Guineas winner Galileo Gold not running and nothing from Ballydoyle hyped to the level of their previous winners – they’ve won three of the past four renewals. Bookmakers are already offering non-runner-no-bet and I’ve been tempted to side…
1pt win Predominance @9/2, 14:50 Chester, Saturday
PREDOMINANCE went off a 6/1 favourite of the Victoria Cup, finishing rather disappointingly in mid-division. The ground may have been a bit quick for him on that occasion as he looked better than the bare result. His striking performance at Haydock in his previous run is one still to note,…
1pt win Buratino @11/2, 0.5pt win Taneen @33/1, 15:45 Haydock, Saturday
It’s been a dry night at Haydock with a sunny day ahead, so with the going upgraded to ‘good’ this morning things should quicken up ahead of the Group Two sprint at 15:10. Gifted Master sets the bar high after five consecutive wins, so the gelding arrives in top form…
1pt win Cymric @9/1, 19:10 Sandown, Thursday
There’s a meet at Sandown this evening and CYMRIC looks overpriced at 9/1. He was an excellent second on quick ground in Group One company on Arc day at Longchamp last season, when totally overlooked by the market at 25/1. We’ve not seen the winner of that race, Ultra, since, but a length…