Agent Murphy ticks all the boxes for the Irish St Leger. He landed a big gamble when routing a decent Group Three field at Newbury, with the subsequent Doncaster Cup winner, Pallasator, well beaten. That was raced on similar good to soft ground to today’s and the manner of the…
1pt win Sole Power @7/1, Curragh 15:05
Sole Power has hardly been out of sorts this season. He won a Group One at Meydan in March and has run into two superstars in Mecca’s Angel and Muhaarar on his last two starts – he finished a good fourth in both with the trip and ground valid excuses…
1pt ew Arabian Queen @7/1, Longchamp 15:10
Golden Horn’s Irish Champion Stakes win was a big boost for Arabian Queen’s credentials in the Group-One Prix Vermeille. He beat a hugely classy field including Pleascach, who narrowly beat one of today’s runners, Sea Calisi, in the Yorkshire Oaks. That form-line suggests Arabian Queen has the upper hand and deserves…
1pt win Karakontie @11/1, 1pt win Maimara @25/1, Longchamp 15:45
A stellar cast has assembled for Arc trials day at Longchamp, and the Group-One Prix Du Moulin over seven furlongs looks an excellent renewal. The mare Esoterique ran a blinder in second behind the peerless Muhaarar in the Prix Maurice De Gheest at Deauville before going one better the following week…
2pts win Golden Horn, Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown 17:45
Golden Horn ran a blinder in defeat to Arabian Queen at York and has plenty of excuses to draw confidence from. The two drew well clear of the rest – with the same winning margin over The Grey Gatsby as in the Eclipse – and the filly is simply a very…
0.5pts win Tupi @40/1, Doncaster 15:10
An excellent renewal of this seven-furlong Group Two, helped by the ever-rarer presence of good(ish) ground. The overnight rain hasn’t had a huge effect on the going so we shouldn’t see too many withdrawals. Limato immediately jumps out, with this his first run since chasing home Muhaarar in his Royal Ascot romp. He…
1pt win Simple Verse @9/1, St Leger Stakes, Doncaster 15:45
All in all, this is a disappointing renewal of the famous race, with only a handful of Group-level wins between them. It’s tough to split the top two in the market, Storm The Stars and Bondi Beach, but the former makes most appeal as he came out on top in…
1Pt EW Lucky Beggar @14/1 Ladbrokes Portland (Handicap) (Class 2), Doncaster 14:35
A highly competitive renewal in a race in which three year olds have generally struggled to make an impression over recent years. Suzi’s Connoisseur finished a close second last week to Majestic Moon and has been threatening to win a big field handicap such as this. He has risen 3lbs…
1pt ew Log Out Island @14/1, Doncaster 13:55
Richard Hannon has a really strong hand of two-year-olds in this five-furlong Group Two, with both runners making appeal. Gutaifan looks the form pick, after an excellent 1 ¾ length second to leading juvenile Shalaa at Deauville. He can also boast the scalp of Gimcrack Stakes winner Ajaya, and a…
1.5pts win Pure Diamond @9/4, 0.5pts win Light Up Our World @10/1, Doncaster 15:40
A tricky race, with Godolphin’s Pure Diamond heading the market after a hugely impressive win on Kempton’s all weather. That was just her second start and, with the promise of more to come, she could be anything. The horse she thrashed into second, Kasseopia, franked the form next time out by winning a maiden by nine…