Qipco 2000 Guineas Betting Tips and Preview Part Two
- By A.J. Ryder on May 1, 2012 15:22 GMT
Power gets the other O'Brien entry and he'll be looking to flash some of that form he showed last year when winning the Group 1 Goffs National Stakes. He had captured a Group 2 at Ascot prior to that. Power is out to 14/1 now having been as low as 8/1 during the ante post market.
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One to keep your eye on is French Fifteen who has the advantage of already getting on track this season, capturing a Group 3 event by a nose at Maisons-Lafitte at the start of April. He won Group 1 and 2 events last year, both in France. Punters seem convinced that he's in the mix and he's been trading at a 12/1 price.
John Oxx saddles Born To Sea and he doesn't have the highest ratings but definitely gets some attention from the punters with his 8/1 price looking as though it will trend downwards as we get closer to the race. He's been on-course twice with a maiden victory and then a respectable second-place finish in the Group 3 Killavulen Stakes. Oxx is said to be bullish about the three-year-old son of Invincible Spirit and his breeding suggests he could flourish over the eight furlong distance. Christopher Tsui, as always, will be looking to factor on the highest of stages.
Hamdan Al Maktoum has Abtaal lined up for this one and the son of up-and-coming American sire Rock Hard Ten will be looking to add a second victory to his group level trophy cabinet. He has been having an ongoing battle with French Fifteen, beating him last season and then finishing 1/4 of a length behind him at Maisons-Lafitte yesterday.
The punters seem convinced that Abtaal deserves more of a look here than French Fifteen though the margin isn't much. Abtaal trades at a 10/1 listing.
Dubai Dewhurst winner Parish Hall lines up for the Bolger yard they'll be looking to maintain their excellent start to the 2012 season. Placed in a Group 3 and with a Group 1 victory at Newmarket to his credit, there's a lot to like about this one and he should emerge as the main contender to offer Camelot the challenge that he deserves.
