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Morning 3.10 Ffos Las-Stoneyford Lane Each Way @ 11-1 [Bet Victor] 4 Places Go close if avoiding too slow a start
I am so glad that I am not travelling to the new Longchamp for this year’s Arc Trials as it looks like a one race card for punters. Just four face the starter for the Prix Foy and Waldgeist is long odds on to beat the other three, with old veteran Silverware perhaps the yardstick by which the race might be measured. He has picked up a couple of listed races in the provinces this year, was second in one when last seen and was third in a moderate renewal of the Grand Prix de Chantilly before that. Waldgeist won the Prix Ganay, was a reasonable third behind Crystal Ocean and Magical in the Prince Of Wales at Royal Ascot and third behind Enable and Crystal Ocean in the King George; and ought to be able to see off the Japanese raider Kiseki here. There are only five in the Prix Niel with Prix Du Jockey Club winner Sottsass long odds on to book his place in the Arc. There are doubts about the stamina of the son of Siyouni and his stablemate Veronesi is in as pacemaker: if the favourite fails to get home, he will disappear from the Arc betting. It is not very often that Aidan O’Brien has runners at this meeting, so Mohawk may well be here so that Ballydoyle can ascertain whether Jean Claude Rouget’s colt is a serious danger for the first weekend in October. Neither of the other two runners, Mutamakina and Quest The Moon, look better than Group 2 standard but in a year lacking any standout three year olds they might as well give it a go. The feature race, the Prix Vermeille, features a clash of the classic winners with Epsom Oaks heroine Anapurna taking on Prix de Diane winner Channel. The latter steps up to twelve furlongs for the first time after a miserable showing in the Nassau at Goodwood, whilst the former has not been seen since Epsom in June where she beat the re-opposing Pink Dogwood a neck with Fleeting behind. Pink Dogwood was subsequently third in the Pretty Polly and the Irish Oaks, which does not make the form look anything special. It is notable that Frankie has rejected the Epsom heroine in favour of the Irish Oaks winner STAR CATCHER, who beat late finisher Fleeting half a length there having also beaten her at Royal Ascot. Andre Fabre saddles three for the home team and shock Prix Minerve winner Tamniah appears to be the best of them on jockey bookings as last year’s Prix de Diane runner-up Musis Amica has not gone on this year. I think there is every chance Frankie will try to make all here as that worked at The Curragh. Notable that in the Prix Du Petit Couvert, last year’s Queen Mary third Shades Of Blue takes on three other British raiders and Frankie Dettori rides local favourite Sestilio Jet who won the Prix St Georges over course and distance in May.
Over at The Curragh, it is hard to oppose very warm favourite Pinatubo in the National Stakes and Jessica Harrington’s Albigna will be hard to beat stepping up to seven in the Moyglare Stud Stakes. Before the two year old races, I think MABS CROSS has an excellent chance of adding to her Group 1 tally in the Flying Five. She has run respectably in the Nunthorpe, the King’s Stand and the Temple Stakes (under a penalty) this term and may have most to fear from Soldier’s Call (second at York). That old rogue Invincible Army had better not pop-up tried over five for the first time since the 2017 Molecomb! I would have liked Tarnawa in the Blandford Stakes but I think that she wants easy ground and she won’t be getting that today.
Impossible to take on Pinatubo today but for each way purposes ROMAN TURBO (50/1) is a big price based on form. Could definitely make the frame and would not be this price if housed in a fancier barn.
2019 Ashes statistics Jack Leach: 7 innings, 54 runs, 4 dismissals, average 13.5 David Warner: 10 innings, 95 runs, 10 dismissals, average 9.5 (previous record 136 runs) Stuart Broad v David Warner: 7 wickets, 35 runs
afternoon,fellas! things kick off with an ultra competitive sprint handicap at the curragh,and heres my first verdict: as i said,very tough race to call,but i think,BLAIRMAYNE is competitively handicapped on his best form,as hes only a few pounds higher than when last successful,and if he gets the breaks today,should be firmly involved here..
curragh,1 55: BLANDFORD STAKES some useful fillies on show here,but i think,NAUSHA is flying a bit under the radar today.apart from her flop in the french oaks last time out,she hasnt done much wrong,and is maybe a bit fresher than most,as shes been off since june.good chance,at least e w..
so did i. curragh,2 25: FLYING FIVE STAKES i hope,my old foe INVINCIBLE ARMY will go well,even if i am not sure about this drop in trip,but hes shown enough good form this season to be competitive in this field.decent e w value
I can't understand Soffia being half the odds of Mabs Cross given their relative achievements. I was tempted by Mabs Cross today but when I placed my bets for today earlier in the week I was not 100% sure she would run. I backed her first time this season and was rewarded at 6/1 but she has been a shade disappointing since and her win ratio has been lower than I would like. I went with Soldier's Call at 7/2 early doors and it is a concern to see him at 7/1 now. That looks a massive price and he appeals each-way given his good runs behind Blue Point and Baataash, who have dominated the sprinting ranks this season. In the National Stakes I was unable to oppose Pinatubo. I thought Armory was overrated for his last win. I felt he was workmanlike and that the 19 lbs handicap rise for Rebel Tale was fanciful. Rebel Tale ran yesterday and did a poor imitation of a 107 rated colt when thumped into 4th behind Mogul, who came in rated 90 but nobody seriously believed the Rebel Tale figure, with Mogul being 1/2 and the theoretically 19 lbs higher rated colt going off 14/1. The assessors just cannot accept that horses sometimes win with a much lesser performance than their rating would suggest and the horses who finish close up in behind almost always get hugely overrated as a result. I actually prefer Arizona as the main danger today. He won the Coventry and Threat has boosted that with wins in the Gimcrack and Champagne Stakes. Arizona was behind in the Prix Morny but A'Ali has emerged from that race to win the Flying Childers and Arizona was ahead of him in France. The way Arizona won the Coventry suggested 7F might suit, as he was pushed along early enough before staying on to win narrowly. At double Armory's odds I thought Arizona worth an each-way poke as an 8/1 shot. I also backed Albigna for today at 5/2 and she is shorter now that her stable companions have been pulled out. She probably needs to improve for the extra furlong but I have followed her so far and am trusting she will show something better upped in trip. I have backed her for the 1000 Guineas at 16/1 because there is a serious lack of solid contenders and a good show today may see her a clear favourite for the 1000 Guineas and she may stay there over the winter unless something emerges soon. Usually the Guineas winner will have been seen by the end of September and the door is closing on that one. Soldiers Call 7/1 EW Arizona 8/1 EW Each Way Double the pair. 1000 Guineas Albigna 16/1 win I also did Cross Counter earlier this week at 7/2 and fear the well supported Kew Gardens most but he's been absent longer than ideal.
Houtzen looks a fair price to me at 7/1, this looks a very weak G1 and he wasnt far away in the good Aussie sprints, beaten less than 2L in the Manikato last year. Ran well behind Battash at Goodwood and must have every chance in this field, like the booking of Colin Keane as well.
curragh,3 00: MOYGLARE STUD STAKES albigna firmly falls into the could be anything category,and is much respected here,but ive been following DAAHYEH closely since her debut,and she can give her a lot to think about today,over this new trip.
Albigna seems to be priced up on reputation today rather than form, she won a poor Group 2 and has a bit to find with Dhaayeh and Love on paper. Obviously the stable has a very strong hand in the division and the fact that she is their Moyglare runner speaks strongly, but short enough price to be taking about a horse who doesnt have the best form. Daahyeh is the obvious alternative with her form with Raffle Prize but Love was a strong favourite for the Debutante and while she was disappointing, its interesting that Moore sticks with her again and she is too tempting at 13/2 given the stable a running a mock at the minute. She had previously been impressive at Leopardstown, although it was a conveyor belt that day, and im giving her a chance to bounce back.
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Very poor from Albigna there. She was ominously weak in the end and seemed to take forever to get going. Love was only 5th to Albigna's stable companion Alpine Star last time and on the evidence of that Jessica Harrington ran the wrong filly today. Still looking for a real star filly and Love came hear with an official rating of 104, dropped 1 lb for her previous run. Not great for a Group 1 race I feel.
