So then now that the Aintree jamboree is out of the way what are the memberships top 3 predictions for the Flat campaign that is about to burst into full swing??? Iâve looked into my crystal ball and mine are: (i) Sir Michael will train the winner of at least one Epsom Classic, (ii) The lovely, and I do mean lovely, Amy Ryan will become the first filly pilot to ride a winner at Royal Ascot for 26 years, and (iii) Media attention in our sport will reach unparalleled heights leading up to the racecourse debut of Itâs A Yes from Me, what a lovely name for a filly by the way. The nation may even grind to a halt! Well thatâs mine. What, I say what, are yours???
1. Black Caviar will return to Ascot and show just how good she is 2. Dawn Approach will win the 2000 Gns 3. St Nicholas Abbey will win a Gold Cup
1 - Animal Kingdom will flop at Royal Ascot 2 - You will see the hype machine take hold around something trained by AO'B, before the horse fails to be the next Frankel/STS/Zarkava 3 - The RSPCA will ask Goodwood to limit the runners in the Stewards Cup to four or five horses, because it might be dangerous to any horses/moles/slugs/snails/panama hats, to have more than that number of horses racing in close proximity.
1) Moohaajim will win the 2000 Guineas 2) It will be Joseph O Brien's last season as a flat jockey 3) Ryan Moore will be awkward in his interviews
Mars flops Dawn Approach doesn't I'll spend the whole flat season being more interested in when Dr Newland books Tom O'Brien to ride an ex Irish pointer in decidedly average hurdles and chases.
1) Joseph O'Brien will ride a stinker on more than 1 of his dads hot pots in G1s, and the owners will insist on a proper jockey in future! 2) Dawn Approach will remain unbeaten! 3) Ryan Moore will regain the jockeys championship
1) Fort Knox will be a source of riches 2) Hot Snap will come good in the Summer 3) Telescope will be an eye-opener.
1) We wont see Kingsbarns all season. 2) Telescope will win the Dante but wont win another race. 3) Sea the Stars sires the champion two year old
1) AO'B will continue to be busily engaged on his mobile fern during race meetings.... 2) NH firm ground specialist trainers such as Peter Bowen and Philip Hobbs, will continue to get their fair share of winners over the jumps during the Summer months.... 3) ...and last but not least, progeny of Haafhd will continue to win at a decent price, especially on a galloping track, 7 to 10f distance, with cut in the ground....
1. I will vow not to bet on the flat racing all summer as I'm proper rubbish and locating winners (done) 2. I will prove weak willed and cave in sometime in May 3. I will win jack
1. Aidan O'Brien will train the Epsom Derby winner 2. New Approach will sire the Champion 2 year old 3. Dawn Approach will get turned over in the Guineas
1. If Black Caviar runs in both sprint races at Royal Ascot she won't be unbeaten by the end of the week 2. The Oaks will be won by a horse unraced as a 2yo 3. Sea the Stars (4/7fav) won't be leading first season sire http://www.oddschecker.com/horse-ra...t-season/top-first-season-sire-by-prize-money
1. A plethora of "Heritage Handicaps" will be contested by 20+ runners and will throw up long-priced winners, prompting the series to be renamed "The Bookies Benefit Handicap Series" 2. After Epsom, there will be no Group 1 race in the UK or Ireland with 10 runners or more. 3. Rite Of Passage will win the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot.
