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…
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 EW Arab Dawn @ 20/1 Betfred Ebor Handicap, 15:45 York
Focusing on historical trends for the Ebor could be a misnomer this year with only one winner having won carrying 9-4 or more and winners have generally been rated 88-104 over the last decade. The reality is that 14 runners carry more than 9-4 and perhaps the relative ratings rather…
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 EW Music Master @ 33/1, Group 1 Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, York 15:40
The Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes – one of Europe’s elite contests for sprinters – looks extremely competitive and has the potential to result in another one of flat racing’s fairy-tale endings. On the one hand there is Acapulco, without question this is no ordinary two year old filly, built like…
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…
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…