1m2f World Pool At The tote Handicap (Class 2) (3yo) There are a few potential improvers in this 1m 2f three-year-old handicap. King Frankel has probably posted the best form on offer out of this crop but has taken a 6lbs rise as a result of his second in the…
1pt each-way Divinely @14/1, 16:30 Epsom, Friday
1m4f Cazoo Oaks (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Fillies) (Class 1) (3yo) The Epsom Oaks could prove to be a walkover if you believe the hype surrounding the chances of Santa Barbara. But she still has plenty to overcome as regards her relative inexperience, the undulations of the Epsom track…
1pt win Albaflora @11/1, 15:10 Epsom, Friday
1m4f (1m4f6y) Coral Coronation Cup (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (4yo+) I like Al Aasy but he’s a wobbly favourite here, as he’s unproven at Group One level and has had his career blips on fast ground. Also wobbly are Japan and his full brother Mogul, both semi cliff horses for these…
1pt each-way Sealiway @8/1, 14:50 Longchamp, Sunday
1m Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains (Group 1) (3yo Colts) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo) English Guineas winner Poetic Flare goes for dual-Classic glory in the French equivalent and there’s no point disputing his place as favourite. I’m keen to take him on as the English Guineas looked like dodgy form with all…
1pt win Sir Lucan @5/1, 16:15 Navan, Saturday
1m5f Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes (Listed Race) We are going to take a chance on SIR LUCAN leaving behind some reasonable form over a 1m and 1m2f with the step up to 1m 5f in the Yeats Stakes at Navan. Sir Lucan put in some decent performances as…
1pt each-way Lord Campari @66/1, 15:35 Newbury, Saturday
1m (Str) Al Shaqab Lockinge Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Class 1) (4yo+) Palace Pier is the clear form horse and has 8lb in hand with the second highest rated, Lope Y Fernandez, so it’s hard to argue too much with odds-on quotes. I think with four places each way and only 12…
1pt win Thunderous @7/1, 14:25 Newbury, Saturday
FTF. Follow those feckers. I’ve picked THUNDEROUS twice before and he’s never let me down, winning at Newbury as a juvenile and the Dante Stakes at three. This looks a nice betting market as he gets 3lbs from the favourite Al Aasy – of whom I’m a fan – while…
1pt each-way Thunder Beauty @14/1, 1pt each-way Fev Rover @20/1, 15:40 Newmarket, Sunday
1m (Row) Qipco 1000 Guineas Stakes (Group 1) (British Champions Series) (Fillies) (Class 1) (3yo) Yesterday’s 2,000 Guineas was a bit of a boil over with all the fancied horses bombing, including all of Aidan O’Brien’s, and it would take a real leap of faith to side with his Santa Barbara at 2/1 on…
1pt win Lady Bowthorpe @6/1, 15:00 Newmarket, Sunday
LADY BOWTHORPE brings genuine patterm-level form to the table here with a career best 6/12 in the Group 1 Sun Chariot stakes over this course on heavy ground last October. The conditions weren’t ideal for Lady Bowthorpe on that occassion, but they look perfect for her today with faster ground…
1pt win Garrus @6/1, 14:25 Newmarket, Saturday
This is a pretty tight looking Group 3 sprint, Lazuli appears to be a worthy favourite, but he isn’t the most straightforward and has to concede 3lbs to all of his rivals. Slight preference is for GARRUS who has some pattern-company form in the book including two places in a…