7f (Row) Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) (Class 1) (2yo) A really competitive renewal with plenty of betting angles. I really like Chindit but he’s opposable on this ground at the kind of undulating track he’s unproven on. The ground is a big concern for the pacey Thunder Moon and there are a couple…
1pt win Isabella Giles @11/2, 14:25 Newmarket, Friday
1m (Row) bet365 Fillies’ Mile (Group 1) (Class 1) (2yo) Good race, this. We’ve tipped Shale ante-post at 33/1 for the 1,000 Guineas over this course and distance next May, and I really want her to win with that in mind. The soft ground is concern enough to not wade in again at 7/2,…
1pt each-way Tropbeau @16/1, 16:55 Sunday, Longchamp
Andre Fabre has won two Prix De La Foret’s with three-year-olds and TROPBEAU could be the next to do it for the master trainer. This daughter of Showcasing should relish the bottomless conditoons and put in a career best last time out. She finished close behind Earthlight in the Qatar…
1pt win Air De Valse @12/1, 16:25 Sunday, Longchamp
5f Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines (Group 1) Glass Slippers ran out a surprise 20/1 winner of the Abbaye last year in similar conditions from stall 3. That wasn’t the strongest looking renewal with Battash bombing out and the form of that race hasn’t looked great this year either.…
Arc day tips: Sealiway (5/1), Harajuku (10/1), La Jonction (20/1), Tickle Me Green (14/1 ew)
Sunday is Arc day in Paris, meaning no less than six Group Ones to get stuck into. Enable goes for her third Arc at her fourth attempt after getting outstayed in the mud last year, but the ground will be potentially even worse this time and it might be a…
1pt win Billesdon Brook @10/1, 14:45 Newmarket, Saturday
1m (Row) Kingdom Of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies & Mares) (British Champions Series) (Class 1)(3yo+) A very competitive race and I’m backing two-time Newmarket Group One winner BILLESDON BROOK to land back-to-back renewals. Soft ground should be okay and she is brilliant at Newmarket. Her form this season has been…
1pt win Ebaiyra @7/1, 14:15 Longchamp, Saturday
1m6f Qatar Prix de Royallieu (Group 1) (3yo+ Fillies & Mares) (Grande Course) (Turf) (3yo+) As races go, this is wide open. I wouldn’t want to put you off backing Manuela De Vega or Pista but it’s difficult to argue either should be any shorter in the betting as heavy ground is…
1pt win Milltown Star @8/1, 14:05 Haydock, Saturday
1m (1m37y) Close Brothers Handicap (Class 2) There is some nice racing over at Newmarket, but one that stands out over at Haydock is MILLTOWN STAR for Mick Channon in a handicap. The Close Brothers is often won by three-year-olds and he remains unexposed having shaped pretty well on his…
1pt win Supremacy @13/2, 15:00 Newmarket, Saturday
6f (Row) Juddmonte Middle Park Stakes (Group 1) (Colts) (Class 1) (2yo) Another good betting heat with first-season sire Mehmas represented by the 2nd, 3rd and 4th favourites who have all shown raw speed this season. It’s hard to pick between them but I think Method has the weakest form so doesn’t deserve to…
1pt win Dandalla @7/1, 1pt win Alcohol Free @7/1, 14:55 Newmarket, Saturday
6f (Row) Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (Group 1) (Fillies) (Class 1) (2yo) A good renewal with plenty of chances and no stand-out performer. Miss Amulet was good at York where she beat Sacred well. That could very well be the best form line on offer but both are on the short side, given Sacred…