At Windsor the Frankel colt Fivethousandtoone is a warm favourite to make a winning debut for Andrew Balding. He cost 475,000 Guineas and the dam was a decent enough sprinter rated 92. This is her first foal and you would think there would be speed from the mother's side but Frankel has tended to sire horses who need further than you would think and he himself started at a mile as a 2YO.
Bahrain Pride cost 300,000 Guineas and the Kodiac colt makes his debut for the Crisfords here. The stable are ticking along nicely, as is that of Michael Bell who saddles the Queen's Oasis Dream colt Humming Bee.
The colts named above are both weak in the betting, particularly Humming Bee, and if the betting is to be believed it is a one horse race.
I thought Prince Of Bel Lir made a promising debut at Haydock and he showed something to build on after running green but managing to finish 3rd in a reasonable looking contest. Trainer Joseph Parr is a new man on my radar but he has 3/8 over the past two weeks and I feel that if Prince Of Bel Lir can make a little improvement it might make him tough to beat based what would be a typical winning rating for a race of this type.
If Fivethousandtoone is special then so be it but Prince Of Bel Lir might have the edge on experience and the 6F 2YO races can be tough to win if newcomers fluff their lines in any way.
3.55 Windsor Prince Of Bel Lir 3/1