1.40 Epsom – Investec Horses Help The Heroes Handicap The progressive Boogie Shoes would be an obvious selection based on the way he won at Salisbury on his reappearance. Previously, he had made a very nice impression when winning a Wolverhampton maiden and he confirmed that promise on his first try in handicap company. He [...]
Thursday, June 2, 2011
1.40 Epsom – Princess Elizabeth Stakes (Gr3) Over the past decade, 4yos have held sway in the Princess Elizabeth, winning 7 of the 10 renewals. However, I am going against the grain with the 5yo ANTARA for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the only 5yo winner of this race, Echelon, was also defending her crown [...]
Friday, May 20, 2011
Curragh – Abu Dhabi Irish 2000 Guineas (Gr1), Saturday 21st May The form of Newmarket’s 2000 Guineas has unsurprising dominated this race in recent years, with each of the last 9 winners taking part on the Rowley Mile. Three of those 9 had been victorious but the effervescent 2011 winner Frankel is absent today so [...]
Thursday, May 12, 2011
2:10 Newbury – Swettenham Stud Fillies Trial (Listed) This listed race has a poor history for producing Epsom Oaks winners, with only Cireus Plume (1984) and Eswarah (2005) landing the double in previous years, although this year’s renewal looks like a competitive race with 9 fillies declared. As for most of Hannon’s horses they have [...]
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
2.30 York – totesport Dante Stakes (Gr2) In the last 10 years the Dante has provided 4 subsequent Derby winners; North Light (2004), Motivator (2005), Authorized (2007) and Workforce (2010) whilst Tartan Bearer came agonisingly close in 2008, beaten just ½ a length by New Approach. Up until last year, no horse beaten at York [...]
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
2.30 York – Tattersalls Musidora Stakes (Gr3) Sir Michael Stoute and Henry Cecil are the men to follow as their records are by far and away the best but unfortunately the former doesn’t have a runner this year. Henry Cecil on the other hand has won this a remarkable nine times in all, most recently [...]
Friday, May 6, 2011
Saturday 7th May 2.40 Lingfield – totepool Oaks Trial (Listed) This looks a decent contest with 9 fillies set to go to post. Palm Pilot looks to have impressive form figures winning her last 3 starts but it does need pointing out that they one came in a Class 5 and the other two in Class [...]
Thursday, May 5, 2011
2.20 Chester – Addleshaw Goddard Dee Stakes (Gr3) It is not unheard of that the winner of this race goes onto victory at Epsom – Kris Kin being the last to complete the double in 2003. I wouldn’t say that there is an obvious Derby winner in this year’s line-up but it does look a [...]
Friday, June 3, 2011