Magicial is clearly a top-class mare, but she looks a little bit vulnerable as favourite in the Breeders Cup Turf having had a hard race in the Champion Stakes a fortnight ago.TARNAWA is a filly on the upgrade and I’m going to side with the up and coming progressive filly…
1pt each-way Big Runneur @12/1, 17:39 Keeneland, Saturday
5½f (5f110y) Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) (3yo+)] Fourteen runners so this is extremely competitive and we want a healthy price. BIG RUNNEUR is the archetypal American sprinter as he only knows top gear and always gives himself a chance by getting up with the pace. His…
1pt each-way Factor This @16/1, 20:15 Keeneland, Saturday
1m Breeders’ Cup Mile (Grade 1) (3yo+) (Turf) (3yo+) I fancy the home team in this type of race as the fast pace and tight turns can catch out European horses over a mile or shorter. Front runners are often good bets and FACTOR THIS can defy a wide draw by…
1pt each-way Madone @16/1, 21:30 Keeneland, Friday
1m Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf (Grade 1) (2yo Fillies) (Turf) (2yo) European form is well represented here with Campanelle vying for favouritism after her Prix Morny and Royal Ascot successes. We tipped her both days so she’s not easy to pass up, but with the mile trip an unknown there are…
1pt each-way Public Sector @11/1, 20:10 Keeneland, Friday
1m Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf presented by Coolmore America (Grade 1) (2yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf) (2yo) An excellent betting heat with so many chances. Battleground could be the class horse in the race but he’s a short price and I generally think the Europeans are over-bet at this meeting. Chad Brown…
1pt each-way Tiger Moth @7/1, 1pt each-way Surprise Baby @8/1, Melbourne Cup, 4:00AM Flemington, Tuesday
2m Lexus Melbourne Cup (Group 1 Handicap) Aidan O’Brien looks to have sent some of his best ever chances in a bid to claim his first Melbourne Cup over in Australia. Anthony Van Dyke is a worthy favourite for his yard but has to carry top-weight of 58.5kg. No horse…
1pt each-way Baradar @25/1, 14:55 Doncaster, Saturday (1-4, 1/5)
1m (Str) Vertem Futurity Trophy Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (2yo) We put up Wembley for the Dewhurst and run that race again ten times and he probably wins half of them, but so long as he’s a hold-up horse he’ll never be a prolific winner in Group One company. He looks the right…
1pt win Away He Goes @15/2, 16:10 Newbury, Saturday
1m4f Pravha Stakes (Registered As The St Simon Stakes) (Group 3) (Class 1) Raymond Tusk looks a bit of a soft favourite at 7/2 in the Group 3 middle-distance contest over at Newbury. He needs to bounce back to form off a very long break and I don’t see it…
Champions Day 2020 tips: Starman (9/1), Frankly Darling (18/1), The Revenant (11/2ew), Japan (16/1), Pyledriver (18/1)
13:55: British Champions Sprint Stakes (Group 1), 6f Dream Of Dreams has been excellent this season and loves a stiff 6f but ground this soft isn’t absolutely certain to suit and there are a few unexposed horses who can have a big say. Unbeaten sprinters are a rare breed, and,…
1pt win Maximal @13/2, 14:20 Newmarket, Saturday
1m (Row) Emirates Autumn Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (2yo) MAXIMAL looks overpriced at 13/2. He improved plenty for stepping up for a mile last time and can reverse form with One Ruler. Soft ground should be okay and he looks very classy – being very closely related to Frankel. Akmaam is another to…