5f (5f3y) Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Flying Childers Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2yo) This race is crying out for a bet as Kylian didn’t look at home on soft ground when beaten by today’s fav Big Evs at Goodwood, who himself put in his worst run of the year in what will be remembered…
1.5pts win Eldar Eldarov @7/2, 16:35 Curragh, Sunday
1m6f Comer Group International Irish St. Leger (Group 1) (3yo+) Kyprios is a magnificant stayer on his day, but there has to be a lot of concerns around his general wellbeing for this race with his year-long layoff and from some of the comments coming out of the yard which…
1pt win Vespertilio 5/1, 15:25 Curragh, Sunday
7f Moyglare Stud Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies) (2yo) I’m happy to take on the twice raced Ylang Ylang even though there’s nothing about her chance I don’t like. I think it’s more open than the market suggests and I fancy Debuntante Stakes winner VESPERTILIO to reverse the form from earlier…
1pt win Bradsell @3/1, 14:55 Curragh, Sunday
5f Al Basti Equiworld, Dubai Flying Five Stakes (Group 1) (3yo+) This is a race between two here in Highfield Princess and BRADSELL with slight preference for the latter based on value and performances over five-furlongs this season. Bradsell has already proven himself to be near the top of the…
1pt win Fresh 8/1, 1pt win Jon Riggens @12/1, 13:50 Curragh, Sunday
6f Irish Stallion Farms EBF “Bold Lad” Sprint Handicap (Premier Handicap) (3yo+) This may go to one of the British sprinters who stack the top weights of the handicap here, all of them are capable of beating one another but after Albasheer and Summerghand‘s dead heat in a York handicap…
1pt win Bucanero Fuerte 9/2, 16:00 Curragh, Sunday
7f Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings) (2yo) It’s remarkable seeing Henry Longfellow such a big price as he’s been a hype horse and remains unbeaten, but stablemate City Of Troy is clearly fancied to beat him and Coolmore rarely get it wrong. Rather than second guess…
1pt win Sea The Boss @5/1, 13:45 Leopardstown, Saturday
7½f (7f72y) Ballylinch Stud Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies) (2yo) Content looks opposable in this race having failed to fire on quick ground in the Chesham Stakes and with it taking him three runs to get off the mark. I much prefer the credentials of Kitty Rose and…
1pt each-way Tarawa @16/1, 15:55 Leopardstown, Saturday
1m Dullingham Park Stakes (Group 2) (3yo+) This doesn’t look like the strongest of Group 2’s so it may be worth taking a punt on TARAWA to get in to the frame here. This relative of top class mare Tarnawa has struggled to get her head in front this season,…
1pt win Sacred @5/1, 1pt win Saint Lawrence @7/1 w/o Shaquille, 15:35 Haydock, Saturday
6f Betfair Sprint Cup Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo+) Shaquille is simply the best sprinter in the UK at the moment having claimed two Group 1’s on the bounce and whilst he does have the potential to throw this race away at the start of his…
1pt win Valiant King @11/2, 16:30 Leopardstown, Saturday
1m4f Paddy Power Stakes (Group 3) (Registered as the Kilternan Stakes) Adelaide River is a short-priced favourite for this off the back of his two runner-up efforts in the Group 1 Irish Derby and the Grand Prix De Paris. The drop in class to Group 3 level looks like a…