6f Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Gimcrack Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (2yo) I hate backing anything with penalties in this type of race as it’s a big disadvantage – no winner has carried one in the last 10 renewals – so I’m happy to take on the talented Lusail and…
1pt win Hello You @8/1, 1pt win Nazanin @28/1, 13:50 York, Thursday
6f Sky Bet Lowther Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) The favourite, Sandrine, carries a penalty for her Newmarket win and that makes this way more competitive. HELLO YOU has placed behind her the last twice and is far from the finished article as she pulls quite hard. She’s wearing a hood…
1pt win Chindit @33/1, 14:50 Deauville, Sunday
1m Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois (Group 1) (3yo+ No Geldings) (Straight) (Turf) (3yo+) Palace Pier will take all the beating here if at his best, but he’s yet to meet the three-year-olds this season and that gives him something to prove as the older milers don’t look up…
1pt win Millebosc @4/1, 15:25 Deauville, Saturday
1m2f Prix Guillaume d’Ornano – Haras du Logis Saint-Germain (Group 2) (3yo) (Round Course) (Turf) (3yo) All the money is for Andre Fabre’s Dubawi filly Philomene, but the clear form horse is French Derby third MILLEBOSC who got within 2l of St Mark’s Basilica, who is probably Europe’s leading three-year-old. Faster going…
1pt win Sacred @6/1, 1pt win Dreamloper @8/1, 15:30 Newbury, Saturday
7f (Str) BetVictor Hungerford Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (3yo+) This looks a good opportunity for SACRED to get back to winning ways. She didn’t stay in the Guineas and hasn’t done much else wrong in her career, with notable form behind last season’s leading two-year-olds. The three-year-olds have been winning all the big…
1pt win Kinross @15/2, 14:50 Deauville, Sunday
6½f (6f110y) Larc Prix Maurice de Gheest (Group 1) (3yo+) (Straight Course) (Turf) (3yo+) Most lining up here don’t mind a bit of cut in the ground and it shouldn’t be much worse than good-to-soft. July Cup winner Starman probably prefers it faster but is a deserving favourite as he’s a sprinter on…
1pt each-way Ejtilaab @14/1, 1pt each-way Commanche Falls @14/1, 15:40 Goodwood, Saturday
The pace appears to be drawn on either wings of the track whereas the main market principals are all drawn in the centre of the course. I think the stands’ side rail is where you want to be with fresher ground however only time will tell. Not a single horse…
1pt win Passion And Glory @7/2, 16:10 Goodwood, Friday
1m4f (1m3f218y) l’Ormarins Queen’s Plate Glorious Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (4yo+) At his Group One winning best Mogul wins this, but he needs fast ground and has been woefully out of form this season. He’s said to take a fair few runs to get fully fit but I’m not sure why they would…
1pt win Caturra @12/1, 14:25 Goodwood, Thursday
6f Unibet Richmond Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (2yo) This race has been kind to us with two winners from the last three renewals, and I fancy Clive Cox’s CATURRA to keep that good run going. He’s 12/1 and has a lot in his favour as he’s travelled powerfully but…
1pt win Snow Lantern @6/1, 1pt win Alcohol Free @13/2, 15:35 Goodwood, Wednesday
1m Qatar Sussex Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (3yo+) This looks like an ideal betting market with an odds-on favourite whose only defeats this season have come on soft ground – and the going is heavy. I can’t split the two three-year-old fillies in this race, SNOW LANTERN and ALCOHOL…