ART POWER (17) 14/1 He’s been banging on the door in Group One sprints but only when the ground is softer, which must be by design. He’ll need rain and even then will probably come up short again. BRANDO (1) 80/1 Past his best and on the downgrade. CHIL CHIL…
1pt win Primo Bacio @6/1 15:35 Newmarket, Friday
1m (July) Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) The Falmouth Stakes looks like a really competitive affair and represents the first occassion where the Classic generation take on their elders. However 9lbs is a lot of weight for the older horses to give…
1pt win Auria @11/2, 15:00 Sandown, Saturday
An interesting looking fillies race where Statement is a very warm order at shorter than 2/1. She undeniably has the pick of the form running Alcohol Free close in the Fred Darling but besides that she hasn’t been the most consistent and she got turned over at 7/4 last time…
1pt win Nahaarr @5/1, 1pt win Glen Shiel @7/1, 16:20 Saturday, Royal Ascot
6f Diamond Jubilee Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) Dream Of Dreams is a worthy favourite for the Diamond Jubilee, but he has bombed out on soft ground over this course before and it’s he never always does waht you want him to do in these big Group…
Royal Ascot Friday bets: New Science (7/1), Great Max (10/1), Creative Force (6/1), Light Refrain (12/1), Albaflora (11/2)
7f Chesham Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) (2yo) The heavy ground might be against the favourite Port Lonsdale here and there’s a nice shape to the market with only ten runners. I’m firing two darts as I think both NEW SCIENCE (7/1) and GREAT MAX (10/1) should be shorter in the betting. Both…
1pt win Fresh @8/1, 1pt win Chief Of Chiefs @14/1, 17:00 Saturday, Royal Ascot
6f Wokingham Stakes (Heritage Handicap) (Class 2) It doesn’t look the deepest of renewals for the Wokingham Stakes with several non-runners bringing the field down to a modest number of 24. One that has the potential to materially improve beyond his current mark is the James Fanshawe trained FRESH, who…
Royal Ascot Friday bets: Eve Lodge (9/1), A Case Of You (14/1), Potapova (16/1)
6f Albany Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) Flotus couldn’t have been more eye catching on debut and looks a worthy favourite for this 6f sprint, but the race is so competitive she’s worth taking on at the prices with EVE LODGE, who was down to run earlier in the week but…
1pt win Lucci @6/1, 1pt Andreas Vesalius @20/1 14:30 Royal Ascot, Thursday
5f Norfolk Stakes (Group 2) (Class 1) (2yo) Thunderstorms failed to materialise over Ascot last night and only 3mm of rain fell so good to firm remains and now looks the right time to side with Wesley Ward’s LUCCI at 6/1, who won’t have wanted any rain. Ward made no secret that the…
1pt win Trueshan @9/2, 16:15 Thursday, Royal Ascot
2m4f Gold Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) Stradivarious has been the dominant player in this division for the last four years now and he looks primed for another big performance today. He might just turn out to be too good once again at the tender age of…
1pt each-way Desert Dreamer @11/1, 14:30 Royal Ascot, Wednesday
5f Queen Mary Stakes (Group 2) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) 22 run but there’s hope as we’ve found the winner twice in the last five renewals, both times with Wes Ward raiders – although his Twilight Gleaming looks extremely short for this so is best avoided this time. I like DESERT DREAMER the…