It could be easy for Al Aasy in Saturday’s Cumberland Lodge October 4, 2023 ANTE-POST betting is fraught with danger and I, like many, have had my fingers burnt plenty of times in the past, but if you get it right it can offer huge value. The bookmakers haven’t priced up many races this weekend, but I do like the way the Group Three Jim Barry Cumberland Lodge Stakes [...]
Simca stands out in run of the Mille Arc September 26, 2023 A COMBINATION of drying ground and a weaker-than-expected field for Sunday’s Group One Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (3.05pm) leaves the door ajar for an outsider. Market leader Ace Impact, a general 3/1 shot and as short as 5/2 with some firms, deserves his place at the head of the betting, but there is a [...]
Bopedro and Paradias catch the eye in the Cambridgeshire September 26, 2023 THERE is no doubt that the best betting race of the weekend is Saturday’s bet365 Cambridgeshire (3.40pm) where there could be as many as 35 runners declared to take their chance. The betting is currently headed by the very exciting Greek Order who heads to Newmarket on the back of impressive wins at Sandown and [...]
Hills has got a fast Khaa and Spencer has the keys to the ignition August 25, 2023 THE FIVE-furlong Nunthorpe Stakes (3.35pm) is always one of the highlights of the season and this year’s renewal looks another belter. Last year’s winner HIGHFIELD PRINCESS is clearly the one to beat as she looked right back to her best in the King George at Goodwood last time. Her form figures on the Knavesmire read [...]
Kylian can finally crack Gimcrack for Burke August 25, 2023 FOR A trainer that does so well with sprinters, it’s surprising that Karl Burke has never saddled the winner of the Gimcrack Stakes (3.00pm). The Yorkshire-based trainer has come close in the past, including last year when he had Marshman and Cold Case finish second and third in the race, but this might be the [...]
Don’t forget your Lotto ticket in Lonsdale Cup August 25, 2023 WHAT to do about QUICKTHORN in today’s Lonsdale Cup (2.25pm)? Hughie Morrison’s star stayer blew this race apart from the front 12 months ago under Tom Marquand to win by 14 lengths. The pair then did the same thing earlier this month in the Goodwood Cup, albeit only managing to come home six lengths ahead [...]
Ross can boss fillies in open looking Oaks August 23, 2023 OF ALL the Group One contests on the Knavesmire this week, today’s Yorkshire Oaks (3.35pm) actually looks the most competitive. The last six winners have all returned at odds of 7/4 or shorter, including four at odds-on in that time, while this year’s betting is headed by a 4/1-shot in the shape of Savethelastdance. The [...]
Back Express to impress again at York August 23, 2023 YORK is a bit like marmite for some horses as they either love it or hate it. Time and time again we see the same horses winning on the Knavesmire, quite often when they are hopelessly out of form. This doesn’t make life easy for punters, but I’m hoping the theory of following course form [...]
Diamond a Beautiful bet to give Burke another Lowther August 23, 2023 ONLY one market leader has obliged in the last eight runnings of today’s Lowther Stakes (1.50pm), a six-furlong Group Two for juvenile fillies. Karl Burke has been successful twice in the last four years, both with double-figure priced contenders, and his BEAUTIFUL DIAMOND looks a great each-way bet to land the hat-trick. Very impressive on [...]
Moracana can strike in Galtres for Lavery and the Irish August 23, 2023 IRISH-trained runners have done well in the Sir Henry Cecil Galtres Stakes (4.10pm) in recent years, winning two of the last four renewals and I fancy they could add another success today. After 11 career starts, Sheila Lavery’s MORACANA doesn’t have the scope for progression of some of her more lightly raced rivals, but she [...]
