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Golden Horn remains undefeated from his four career efforts and the past two have come over the likes of Jack Hobbs who appears to have a serious case of second-itis going on here. Currently rated on 134 and looming large as the top contender in his three-year-old division, the Derby winner does his best running coming from the back of the field and making a determined dash for the line at just the right time. He appears to have a number of different gears and he really appeared to forge a good relationship with Frankie Dettori in their last outing in the 2015 Epsom Derby.
The field for the Coral Eclipse is still considered quite large, potentially, because we haven’t gotten close to the real declaration stages with about 69 runners currently in the mix. However, it does appear as though we have a fascinating clash set to unfold with a number of really top runners remaining in the mix and commanding very solid ante post prices.
The Epsom Derby winner Golden Horn is nearly certain to use this as his next start as he takes on a talented group of contenders at the 1m2f distance. The race is the marquee fixture during this meeting at Sandown and you...
Godolphin have also confirmed that he will be getting William Buick back again for this one as the pair have won races together in the past. If you go back to his second race when he was able to capture a solid race by a massive twelve lengths, you realize just the type of quality that this colt has under the hood.
While he has been up against some real talent this year in Golden Horn it looks like he’s finally going to get the chance to express himself at Group 1 level.
Highland Reel has been confirmed with Ryan Moore and that has prompted a...
We are set for the 150th running of the Irish Derby at the Curragh and this year’s iteration of the race has a bit of a one-sided look to it as the punters and the bookmakers all seem to be very enthusiastic about the likelihood of chances for young Jack Hobbs.
The Godolphin entry has seen his ante post price get backed all the way down to 8/11 on the heels of his two losing efforts against the talented Golden Horn. He has definitely gone out of his way to establish himself as a clear “best of the rest” in the 1m4f division for this year’s three-year-old crop.
Sheikh Hamdan has Mustajeeb looing as the considerable spoiler and he will be going second off the freshening here so a big run is expected from the four-year-old son of Nayef. He was able to score on his seasonal debut at The Curragh in a Group 2 contest against nine other contenders. He had to work for it but since he was sent off as the second favourite with a 4/1 price tag, he definitely made his backers happy when he hit the line a full length ahead of his nearest challenger Maarek.
The big feature contest on the final day of the 2015 Royal Ascot meeting is the Diamond Jubilee Stakes, which runs at exactly 4:20 local and features some of the most exciting sprinters in the world contesting this 6f distance. There is a lot of money to be won here and it will also be a major declaration for any of these contenders to take this famous Group 1 contest as it sets a tone for the rest of the big meetings that will unfold through the summer months.
It will be worth watching how the odds fluctuate on Ballydoyle as you have to reckon everybody is itching to hit a big double-up early by playing the jockey and he’s set to ride a horse trained by Sir Michael Stoute (who has had a deplorable Royal Ascot meeting so far) so they will likely be opting for the O’Brien trainee to stake their money on instead.
Godolphin will saddle Tonkinese, who was able to win a very tricky race at Leopardstown a few weeks ago when sent off as the 8/11 favourite. The front-running style in...
The final day of the 2015 Royal Ascot meeting kicks off on Saturday with a solid wagering card that should see the week’s racing come to a very exciting crescendo indeed. We have seen some really good racing over the past four days and there is absolutely no reason to think that we won’t see any more fantastic finishes.
It has been thrills and chills aplenty throughout the week and the opening race should keep that momentum going. The Chesham Stakes is a 7f race for juveniles and offers up the distinction of being the...
Illuminate, a daughter of Zoffany out of a Green Desert mare, was able to quicken readily and spent most of the race loping along at the back before mounting a real challenge a few furlongs out and then pounding home.
French invader Elegant Supermodel is an interesting outside choice here as she enters undefeated with two wins in France but those races were only run against two other horses so it’s difficult to gauge genuine form from that. She trades at 20/1 and could be an interesting each-way selection.
Back At The Ranch is a talented looking filly by Artie Schiller and she was recently seen winning a maiden race at Belmont when sent off as the 3/4 favourite. Prior to that, in her career debut, she was only beaten a length and a half when sent off at around 7/2. She has a really nice closing kick that she is able to deploy after tracking the leaders and that’s the type of running style that will suit the horse well in this race.
