1m Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques le Marois (Group 1) (3yo+ No Geldings) (Turf) (3yo+) I thought SHAMAN ran better than his finishing position suggested when fifth behind Circus Maximus at Royal Ascot. He didn’t have the best draw and, for all he wouldn’t have won, I’m not sure he was…
Saturday racing bets: Raise You (4/1), Dalanijujo (25/1)
1m2½f (1m2f100y) Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (3yo+) Addeybb cannot be trusted as a short-priced favourite for this, even though he stands out as the class horse in the race. I’m siding with RAISE YOU for Andrew Balding and Oisin Murphy as his French run had excuses, and the form of…
1.5pts win Feliciana De Vega @11/4, 14:30 Saturday, Haydock
1m British Stallion Studs EBF Dick Hern Stakes (Listed Race) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) (3yo+) This a moderate looking Fillies & Mares Listed Stakes over at what is going to be a rather wet-looking Haydock Park on Saturday afternoon. There doesn’t appear to be a course specialist lurking in…
Goodwood day four selections: Angel's Hideaway (7/1), Lyzbeth (33/1)
7f Theo Fennell Oak Tree Stakes (Group 3) (Fillies & Mares) (Class 1) (3yo+) There’s 18 runners, many of which are unexposed, so it’s impossible to say the favourite Jubiloso is the right price at 5/4. She may have the best form but it’s not too high a bar for something to come…
Goodwood day three selections: Golden Horde (8/1), Royal Dornoch (40/1), Leo De Fury (8/1), Maqsad (7/1)
6f Qatar Richmond Stakes (Group 2) (Colts & Geldings) (Class 1) (2yo) This race looks wide open as the Coventry Stakes form has been a bit ropey of late, and Threat, the second from that race, leads the market at what looks a skinny price. I’m going to throw two darts at this…
1pt each-way Alligator Alley @14/1, 15:00 Goodwood
5f Markel Insurance Molecomb Stakes (Group 3) (Class 1) (2yo) Picking holes in the favourite Liberty Beach’s impressive form is not easy. She looks a big unit of a horse and probably just has a physical edge over less developed two-year-olds, but her 6/4 price alone is easy to take on in a…
1pt win Kosciuszko @15/2, 1pt win Future Investment @10/1, 14:25 Goodwood, Wednesday
It’s very difficult to separate these improving middle-distance three-year-olds for the Unibet Handicap at Glorious Goodwood. Le Don De Vie was purchased for £460,000 off-the-back of two successful outings at Epsom this season. He carries a 10lbs rise for his latest win going in to first start since switching to…
Goodwood day one selections: Positive (14/1), Wells Farhh Go (28/1)
Pinatubo was brilliant at Royal Ascot and deserves to be a skinny price for success in the Group Two Vintage Stakes, but there is rain forecast and not many of his sire Shamardal’s like any cut in the ground. The opposite is true of Lope Y Fernandez’s sire so any…
King George card selections: Dark Lady (9/1)
The heatwave is over and it’s pouring at Ascot on King George day, so expect some ease in the deteriorating ground. I’ve no interest in taking on Enable in the King George with Crystal Ocean, who is a top price of 4/1, as she simply wins if getting a clear…
1pt win Addeybb @4/1, 15:15 York, Saturday
With heavy rain forecast, Addeybb looks a very solid bet in the York Stakes at – shock horror – York on Saturday. He absolutely bolted up on soft ground at Royal Ascot and should confirm the form with Elarqam, who re-opposes a little better off at the weights this time…