Saturday's Meetings York Flat 10 Races 12:20-5:35p.m. Newmarket Flat 9 Races 12:30-5:10p.m. Ascot Flat 9 Races 12:40-5:20p.m. Gowran Flat 8 Races 1:20-5:25p.m. Doncaster(E) Flat 10 Races 3:45-8:30p.m. Tramore(E) N/H 7 Races 4:40-7:45p.m. Racecards At The Races Racing Post Sporting Life Good Luck
3.00 Asc Tsar 3/1 Funny that the SL column with the race says he probably doesnt find much off the bridle, yet lto at Yarmouth bolted home with good finishing sectionals. Off 94 but is 100+ horse I would think.
I think Telecaster still has a bit improvement in him. Elarqam I have backed him when he has won and lost for me but I cant take to him for some reason.
Evening/Morning Will be looking to sponge a few winners but hopefully I can get some for myself too. I mentioned last weekend with hindsight that the Hannons went all the way up north with 3 runners and getting two winners at 10/1. Again I see he goes all the way to York with 2 runners which seems along way to go, 5.00 TRIBUTE TO JADE and I think his best chance, 5.35 BAY OF WHISPERS. I'm sure that the Gosden team will have plenty of winners tomorrow one being Enable but the 2 that interest me are 1.15 Asc ISLE OF MAY and 4.20 Don LOST IN SPACE. Both have good draws. I also like following horses that have plenty of 1s next to their names and there are many today but again a couple I will be backing are 3.50 York QUEEN OF KALAHARI, 1.00 Asc TWASSOL, 5.20 Asc SOLO SAXAPHONE and 12.30 New HANS SOLO BERGER.
to think some on here could have written a massive diatribe to make that point. Yes me included in that!
Sad sad sad. Once upon a time the King George and Queen Elizabeth Stakes was THE race of the season won by the likes of Nijinsky, Mill Reef, Dahlia, Nashwan. It seems to have gone downhill since the diamond company ceased sponsorship (they provided some fabulous trophies each year)
Good evening/morning everybods Telly/comp picks as usual. And as usual, don't expect winners Asc 150 Naval Crown 225 Shelir 300 Tsar 410 Mankayan York 205 Golden Hind 240 Elarqam 315 Hartswood 350 Victory Angel Good luck all
There are exceptional circumstances this season (the Eclipse was bit 'meh' too), but the race has been losing it's lustre for a couple of decades now.
So the International is a race that interests me today, run over same course and distance as the Buckingham Palace that started the Royal Ascot meeting, and that race along with the draw/ground is the key to this renewal. Stand: 8.1 Centre: 7.6 Far: 8.0. Round 7.9. On Friday at 8.10am. Last year it was the Royal Hunt Cup that performed the role of key form guide when Raising Sand turned a 3rd in the Hunt Cup into a win in this race, importantly a high draw was critical. Burnt Sugar ran in the Hunt Cup (midfield) before winning this in 2018, Librissa Breeze did the same in 2016 . So the key here could easily be those Royal Ascot handicaps - Buckingham Palace - Dominated by horses drawn high, Jacks Point (2nd), Mutamaasik (3rd), Cliffs Of Capri (4th), Shelir (5th), Ebury (6th) all return to Ascot here, and more importantly the draw has been scrambled Shelir again has been drawn low, which given how eyecatching he was in the Buckingham Palace is a massive shame, Jacks Point is drawn in the middle this time in 11, and whilst he will pop out towards the front, I think he will struggle to repeat the great run from the Buckingham Palace. Ebury is drawn in 13, a much better draw on paper than the stall 3 he had in the Buckingham Palace and he is of major interest here. He is very unexposed compared to the majority of this field, having only had 7 career runs and he has very good course form. Today he should be able to track the pace drawn high and I am very hopefully of a career best effort by him. Mutamaasik is drawn next to him in 14, and he is another who is relatively lightly raced and looked progressive before a very poor run last time out. If you are able to forgive that run then he is a massive player here. In the Buckingham Palace he was drawn similarly and did very well to place. He ran in the middle group that day, but I am hopeful that they will track across with the slightly smaller field here. Cliffs Of Capri ran a very good race in the Buckingham Palace, he travelled very well and then stayed on nicely to finish a never nearer 4th, and that run was when the yard weren't in the best of form. He again gets a plum draw in 18 and crucially here he should be able to sit in behind the pace that is likely to be set by Cardsharp drawn high. He has brilliant course form in big handicaps, and I think today is the day that he puts all of it together and lands a big race for the Melbourne 10. Cardsharp is an interesting one drawn highest, a horse who ran disappointingly in the Hunt Cup and similarly since, but he should be able to get to the front from his draw and this trip suits him very well. Now low in the handicap he could easily outrun his price and I think he is one that could be overpriced. The two i've backed are Ebury and Cliffs Of Capri, with forecasts and tricasts of that pair plus Cardsharp and Mutamaasik.
