6f Coventry Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2yo) I make this my first 2yo bet of the season and I’m backing ANDESITE for a number of reasons. He’s bred to be a precocious 2yo, by juvenile champion Pinatubo and out of the same dam as Queen Mary winner Dramatised, meaning both parents won…
1pt win Rogue Lightning @12/1, 1pt win Valiant Force @16/1, 15:45 Royal Ascot, Tuesday
5f King Charles III Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo+) Big Evs was the champion juvenile sprinter last year capping off an incredible campaign with a Group 1 success in the Breeders Cup. He also hold a course and distance win in the Windsor Castle Stakes to…
1pt win Chic Colombine @6/1, 1pt win Sea Of Thieves @12/1, 14:00 Epsom, Saturday
1m½f (1m113y) Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Sponsored By My Pension Expert) (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) (3yo+) There are a few in here that have similarish looking claims and the field is fairly closely matched on official ratings. The favourite Running Lion was pulled out of the Oaks here…
1pt win Los Angeles @6/1, 1pt each-way Macduff @14/1, 16:30 Epsom, Saturday
1m4f (1m4f6y) Betfred Derby (Group 1) (No Geldings) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo) You have to stay well to win a Group One over 12f and this year’s Derby contenders have plenty to prove in that department. City Of Troy, like Auguste Rodin last year, is on a recovery mission after a complete…
1pt win Ezeliya 5/1, 1pt win Forest Fairy @7/1, 16:30 Epsom, Friday
1m4f (1m4f6y) Betfred Oaks (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Fillies) (Class 1) (3yo) I’m not sure it’s a vintage renewal of the Oaks at Epsom on Friday and historically the fillies from the O’Brien or Gosden yard have been a dominant force in the race for the best part of…
1pt win Ecureuil Secret @11/1, 16:15 Curragh, Sunday
1m2f Heider Family Stables Gallinule Stakes (Group 3) (3yo) I’m in a forgiving mood concerning ECUREUIL SECRET who is up in trip and quoted at 11/1. Last time out the finishing speeds over a mile for the first four home were all 110%+ indicating a slow pace and sprint finish.…
1pt win Azada @9/1, 15:45 Curragh, Sunday
1m Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas (Group 1) (Fillies) (3yo) With doubts over Aidan O’Brien’s string first time out, Opera Singer can be taken on here with AZADA who looks like a typical Dermot Weld rocket. She’s only won a maiden but did it with tonnes in hand and looks like…
1pt win Inisherin @9/2, 14:25 Haydock, Saturday
6f Betfred Supports Jack Berry House Sandy Lane Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3yo) With a record of 4-4 in his juvenile season including two Group 1 wins, Vandeek is going to be exceptionally hard to beat if he is ready to go on his first run of the season.…
1pt win Rogue Lightning @9/2, 1pt win Beautiful Diamond @13/2, 13:50 Haydock, Saturday
5f (Inner) Betfred Temple Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3yo+) Vadream has got her soft ground conditions in the Temple Stakes at Newmarket, but she’s also been hugely backed this week and looks an incredibly short-price now given the competition. I woudn’t be surprised if she came out on top,…
1pt each-way Persica 11/1, 15:00 Newbury, Saturday
1m2f Trade Nation London Gold Cup Handicap (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) (3yo) It’s one of the hottest three-year-old handicaps of the year and often throws up plenty of Group winners. Chantilly sticks out like a sore thumb for Aidan O’Brien, winning for the first time last time out after four…