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…
1Pt EW Lucky Beggar @ 14/1, Symphony Group Handicap (Class 2), 13:55 York
The Ebor festival is one of the highlights of the British Flat Racing season. Set in the beautiful walled city of York, this week will see a number of form lines crashed together, whether it’s the colts against the fillies or 3yr olds (and in the case of Acapulco 2yr…
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 EW Mullionheir @10/1, Betfred 'Supports Jack Berry House' Ladies Day Handicap, NEWBURY 15:10
The wet weather has removed a number of runners from this Class 3 handicap and therefore remains fairly open, if not less competitive, if you take the favourite, Withernsea, priced at around 11/4-3/1 out of consideration. Captain Bob is a decent handicapper on his day for the in-form Charlie Hills,…
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…
Tip: 29/1 & 69/1 Weekend Racing Fourfolds
Blue Bayou (Newmarket, 15:35) was just a neck behind the unbeaten Illuminate and subsequent Ascot scorer Besharah last time out, when racing six furlongs in Group Two company at Newmarket’s July meeting. Ryan Moore was a confident, eye-catching jockey booking that day, but suffered an injury earlier on the card and was replaced by today’s…