Saturday's Meetings Chester Flat 7 Races 1:45-5:15p.m. Curragh Flat 7 Races 1:50-5:20p.m. Goodwood Flat 7 Races 1:55-5:30p.m. York Flat 7 Races 2:00-5:25p.m. Cartmel N/H 7 Races 2:05-5:35p.m. Haydock Flat 7 Races 2:15-5:45p.m. Salisbury(E) Flat 6 Races 5:50-8:20p.m. Ffos Las(E) N/H 7 Races 6:05-9:05p.m. Good Luck
Just looking at tomorrow’s racing - first race I looked at Goodwood 1.50 Elarqam- came 4th (first run since his wind op) the other 2/3 who finished ahead of him have all won Mushtashry (won the big racelast week ) and Forest Ranger (won the Group 2 at Chester) and the winner Zabeel prince hasn’t run since But is entered in a group 1 over at longchamp on Sunday. Plus a horse usually runs better on his second run after a wind op too! Currently 5/1 but can see him getting backed in
Good luck to Tranmere Rovers in their bid for back to back promotion. It will be a tight game against Newport County, hope they can snatch it
That would do for me ,saying that I don't have much luck when I go against Frankie ,had my fingers burnt a few times , let's hope Mr Moore does the business Was surprised he is riding magna must of put his foot down
I fancy Decrypt to give them both a run for their money at a huge price. Gone ew at 18/1, 4 places with Bet365
At York I certainly didn’t think he was an imposing colt. Compact and very well put together. May not have grown but a fine figure of a thoroughbred.
I am not sure where you get your information but I spoke to Elarqam’s groom before the Earl of Sefton and was told that the horse had sustained an injury to his pelvis as a three year old; hence only four runs. He may not still be the same horse that looked like something special winning both his two year old starts on easy ground. Mustashry won what was a Group 1 in name only in the Lockinge and if Zabeel Prince wins the Prix d’Ispahan the older horse division is starting to look very moderate. Clearly someone shares your view that 5/1 was big as he is 11/4 with Skybet as I write...
The Silver Bowl not always the most punter-friendly race and the main contenders all seem to fit the bill of lightly-raced three year old that could be ahead of the handicapper. It is hard to see Duke Of Hazzard defying topweight as his four-length fifth in the Poulains may flatter him. At least he only has to give 7lb to the Esher Cup winner Masaru who is rising up the handicap rapidly and has only been beaten once in four starts. Aweedram has won both his starts this term but the 8lb hike after winning an ordinary Ascot race on soft ground is going to make it tough in a much better contest. Awe ran second on the same Ascot card and comes here 4lb worse off but that was his seasonal bow. Bottomweight Munhamek has won two of his three races, the most recent with a penalty, and could be lightly treated in his first handicap; however, preference is for OASIS PRINCE, who has won three from four although the last two were in small fields, most recently beating re-opposing Loch Ness Monster in a photo on this course. Worth noting that the Appleby runner is a pound better off as they have risen 3lb and 4lb respectively, so some might see it as an each-way play. The Sandy Lane Stakes should be a well paid exercise canter for Calyx, a nice pay day for Rab Havlin with Frankie over at The Curragh. I would love to see the mare Mabs Cross win the Temple Stakes but she has her work cut out giving weight to Battaash and Kachy when last year she received weight from both and was close behind in a blanket finish. Ironic that the penalty structure penalises the sponsors’ own horse for winning the Abbaye. Last Sunday I backed GOLD FILIGREE in a race at Ripon where the two form horses were three year olds trying to defy WFA that favours older horses early in the season. In the Cecil Frail Stakes, the favourite, three year old Signora Cabello, is clearly the best filly in the race having been touched off in the Group 1 Prix Morny last year; but at the prices I will stick with the older filly. Over at The Curragh, it could be the only chance this season to get odds against Too Darn Hot. On his juvenile form he is the best horse in the race and if nine days after York is not too soon, he can pay a complement to the Dante winner by putting Guineas winner Magna Grecia in his place. Notable that more than half the field are also-rans so Frankie needs to avoid traffic trouble. If Too Darn Hot wins easily, that surely books Telecaster’s ticket to Epsom. At Goodwood, Elarqam’s price in the opener pretty much tells its own story. Whilst he had an injury setback as a three year old, there was no evidence in his 2019 debut in the Earl of Sefton that he is going to fulfil his superstar potential of two years ago, even though a subsequent Group 1 winner was only 2L in front. THUNDERING BLUE is the best horse in the race and I think he can give Vintager 5lb and a beating. Annoyingly, my notebook Richard Fahey horse Society Queen has drawn the outside box at Chester so not today...
Morning all..two bets today: Haydock 2.50pm - Loch Ness Monster 14/1 each way. Hasn't finished too far behind Oasis Prince and Masaru in two runs this season and has a weight advantage with a good apprentice taking 5lbs off. Irish 2000 guineas - Skardu 7/1 each way. The race didn't pan out too well for him in the English 2000 guineas, quicker ground today and always like it when James Doyle teams up with the trainer. I think will go close. Good luck all..l
Too Darn Hot is weak in the betting this morning. His 2YO rating was so high that he will need to be pretty exceptional to put much, if any, improvement onto it. I was disappointed with him in the Dante. Fair enough it was a bit too far for him but it wasn't as if he had the race well in control and then didn't last home. The Racing Post had Too Darn Hot as running 10 lbs below his best RPR on 116 in the Dante, that can be explained by the trip and the fact that he had had a setback in training but can we be sure he will return to his absolute best today? Magna Grecia was a decisive 2000 Guineas winner. His stablemate Ten Sovereigns didn't fire that day and several colts fell by the wayside. It was still a taking performance though and no real reason to think Skardu can turn that around for William Haggas today. Magna Grecia still has potential to improve and overall he seems the safer bet of the front two in the market. It is likely the O'Brien horde will make this a truly run race and if Too Darn Hot has any stamina issue they will attempt to expose it today. There are clear sacrificial lambs in the field and there will likely be early pace followed by a second wave for Magna Grecia to chase. There have been previews for this race which voice concern about Too Darn Hot returning to the track so quickly following the Dante. Initially pencilled in for Royal Ascot and the St James' Palace, his entry into the fray here came as a bit of a shock. I am not a big fan of Plan B strategy and there is a nagging voice pondering whether they are unsure as to how much the colt will progress moving forward and whether this may be his best chance of a Classic win before other colts catch up with him? Of the others, Phoenix Of Spain ran Magna Grecia close in the Racing Post Trophy but he is late to the scene this year. He also crossed swords with Too Darn Hot last year. His proximity to the Newmarket Guineas winner puts him in contention here but Charlie Hills is not a trainer I follow and the colt is worryingly weak in the betting today. Decrypt won nicely last time and that gives him a good platform to build from. He quickened well that day and was comfprtably in command. This is a big step up though and the form of his Cork win looks poor, with 3rd Klute awful next time, 4th Cnoc An Oir very disappointing subsequently and 5th Cosmic Horizon 2nd last in a Handicap when next seen. I thought Shelir might be the best outsider. His first win was modest and tight but he improved 26 lbs in landing the Listed Tetrarch next time, a race where my old pal I Am Superman went off favourite moving up from a handicap romp but only finishing fifth. I thought the Weld colt was open to more improvement and might have a slight squeak but with two shorties at the head of the market it is hard to bet each-way with potentially only one place up for grabs. In the end with Magna Grecia short enough I just decided to trust the Guineas form and take him to be followed home by Skardu for the forecast. 2/1 Too Darn Hot looks worryingly weak and I don't like his prep for this. 3.35 Curragh Magna Grecia/Skardu SF is my interest.
