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The 4:15 Betvictor.com Stakes is a handicap contest going a lengthy 2m88y so you'll definitely be getting some value for your money. Western Prize looks fairly decent based on recent form and the four-year-old son of High Chaparral deserves respect. The one to watch here could be Deauville Flyer, who hasn't really had the best of efforts as of late but could turn it around with a step up in trip.
Olympiad lines up with Pat Smullen booked for the ride and the son of Galileo was a beaten favourite last time out. He comes into his third race off the...
Frankel's brother Noble Mission is taking a step up to Group 2 for his next effort and he'll be facing off against a number of talented contenders. The form is all quite even here and a number of these horses have already beaten each other. While none of them look to be quite in the same frame as Camelot, there is still plenty of improvement still to come from several of these runners and Noble Mission (along with Godolphin's Encke) look set to show more porgression – as does Thought Worthy, a son of Dynaformer.
We've got plenty of high-quality racing action set to kick off for the 2012 York Ebor meeting on Wednesday and what better way to get things underway than seeing the world's highest-rated racehorse finally making the step up in trip to 1m2f? Finally set to contest a proper classic distance, Frankel will be up against a number of talented contenders including a pair of stablemates in his typical pacemaker Bullet Train and his yard's most respected international Group 1 campaigner Twice Over.
The final withdrawals have taken place and we are finally set to see Frankel take the step up to 1m2f and run against proper competition at the distance. He is entered for the 2012 Juddmonte International, a Group 1 affair at the York Ebor meeting, and he is still getting his usual momentum in the ante post markets from virtually all bookmakers.
Juddmonte will maintain three different entries for this one with Frankel lining up alongside his usual pacemaker Bullet Train but they have also elected to enter multiple Group 1 winning globetrotter Twice Over. The seven-year-old son of Observatory, who is a full horse, won this...
Frankel is in action at York this week and is stepping up in trip to a proper 1m2f distance – this is sure to draw plenty of attention but you may also want to note that his younger brother Noble Mission has an entry on the same day in the Group 2 Great Voltigeur.
Seemingly maturing a bit slower than Frankel – and not quite possessing the same withering turn of foot as his older brother – Noble Mission has begun to take very serious steps forward with his first Group level score coming at Goodwood a few weeks ago. He beat out Encke by a nose when sent off at an 11/4 price and he is likely to keep moving forward as he steps up against better quality...
This year's iteration of the York Ebor is going to be a real cracking race with an extremely deep field set to contest it. Europe's richest handicap has proven to be the staging ground for a number of incredible stories throughout the years and there are a few laying down some serious claims to repeat as the betting favourite.
Motivado looks to be the one to beat at this point as punters have bet him down to 5/1. He enters the race with a very credible victory in his third start of the season. Having bested a tough group going 1m6f at Goodwood, you know that he four-year-old has no real qualms with the distance. He looks to still be offering up plenty of...
Aidan O'Brien likely has his eyes on the Breeders Cup at Santa Anita for this four-year-old son of Galileo and they will be banking on a sharp reversal of fortunes after some disappointing runs in Europe. Treasure Beach was able to muster a fourth place finish in the Dubai Sheema Classic in his seasonal debut but is still yet to win since his score at Arlington exactly a year ago. Punters will see him at 6/1 in the morning line and some might reckon he's just about ready to fire. Some might not though.
One of North America's biggest turf racing targets for European invaders is always the Arlington Million. Introduced as horse racing's first seven figure prize, the early iterations of the contest were won by a number of legendary runners. John Henry, an American myth in folklore and on the racetrack, won the first and third Arlington Millions – his three-peat ruined by Luca Cumani's Teofolo.
After an extremely long lay-off since her last outing back in November, Snow Fairy finally has a firm date in mind for her return. The multiple Group 1 winner who was purchased for the horse racing equivalent of pocket change, looks set to tackle the Darley Prix Jean Romanet.
While her 2011 campaign wasn't quite the incredible break-out that her 2010 campaign was, she more than held her own at the highest level and managed some very respectable placings at Group 1 races all over the world. Her effort, and the foresight of her connections, was finally rewarded in her final start of her campaign when she conquered a tough...
One of the most hotly-contested 5f races in Britain is the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes and this Group 1 encounter at York is boasting an incredibly strong entry this year. Punters are being treated to a very tempting ante post market and several top bookmakers are listing some very hefty prices at this point – especially some of the interesting outsiders and each-way selections.
The betting favourite at this point appears to be the Juddmonte entry Bated Breath and this globetrotting sprinter will be looking to build on his strong performance at Royal Ascot, where he finished second in the King's Stand Stakes. This came after a victory on seasonal debut at...
