Showing posts with label Hardwicke Stakes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hardwicke Stakes. Show all posts

Red Cadeaux alert in the Princess of Wales's

Posted by Unknown on Friday, July 13, 2012



Red Cadeaux alert in the Princess of Wales's. Simon Holt fancies Red Cadeaux to continue the shape he is shown this season and win the Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket.

The big race on day one among Newmarket's July meeting is that the cluster 2 Princess of Wales's Goldsmith Stakes and it brings along some of the horses that ran within the Hardwicke Stakes at Royal Ascot.

Red Cadeaux was third behind the spectacular winner ocean Moon, Jakkalberry was back in fifth, Fiorente sixth and Quest For Peace an extended means back.

I think that though Red Cadeaux encompasses a penalty and must offer 3lbs to people who were behind him at Ascot, he simply appears to be in terrific type this season.

Earlier within the campaign he won the Yorkshire Cup when Harris Tweed, who reopposes, was back in third. Then he finished second behind St Nicholas Abbey within the Coronation Cup at Epsom - thereforelid type from a horse so narrowly crushed in last season's Melbourne Cup.

I think he is up to the task here.

Harris Tweed is probably going to line an honest robust gallop which can suit Red Cadeaux. Jakkalberry can be handy and it's attainable that he'll have come back on for his run at Ascot, his 1st since the Dubai Sheema Classic when he was third behind Cirrus Des Aigles and St Nicholas Abbey.

He does, though, have some lengths to form up on Red Cadeaux and did not very devour well within the Hardwicke.

Modun, currently with Godolphin, could be a risk. He wasn't disgraced behind Fox Hunt on his last begin at Meydan in March and if back to one thing like his best type he may run well, having crushed Harris Tweed at Kempton last season.

However, the safest, most consistent runner within the race is Red Cadeaux and he is the one I fancy.
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Ben Coley | Day of the Jakkal at Newmarket

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Ben Coley | Day of the Jakkal at Newmarket. Ben Coley thinks that Jakkalberry represents the worth in Thursday's Princess of Wales's Stakes and additionally has 2 handicap tips.

Day one among the July pageant sees alittle field visit post for the Princess of Wales's Goldsmiths Stakes, with Red Cadeaux and Harris Tweed vying for favouritism at the time of writing.

The former deserves all the prize cash he collects as he continues to run consistently well, at a level just about keep of top-class.

Ed Dunlop's six-year-old ran a fine race at Epsom when second to St Nicholas Abbey and backed that up with a staying-on third within the Hardwicke Stakes, when 3 of those were behind.

But carrying a penalty makes life extraordinarily robust and for all that he is guaranteed to run his usual, honest race, he is there to be crushed at the worth.

Sir Michael Stoute's record within the race is second to none and it's maybe too early to be let alone on Fiorente, however underfoot conditions might not be to his liking and he is alittle of an underachiever as things stand.

Instead, the one i prefer is JAKKALBERRY, who is definitely no 13/2 probability on the simplest of his type.

He was fifth within the Hardwicke at Royal Ascot, simply over four lengths behind Red Cadeaux, however receives a 3lb pull within the weights here.

Considering that was his 1st run since March, it's perfectly affordable to expect improvement, and a come back to the shape that saw him third within the Dubai Sheema Classic would offer him each probability here.

That day he was around 3 lengths behind St Nicholas Abbey, and a line through that horse offers him the beating of Red Cadeaux on these terms.

Jakkalberry's trainer Marco Botti was happy along with his Ascot effort, particularly considering he felt that his horse did not get pleasure from the track and can be higher suited by Newmarket's check.

This race has been the target since and whereas bottomless ground is taken into account but ideal, the six-year-old has type within the book that means he is better-equipped than most ought to it get extremely testing.

Australian-owned, Jakkalberry's long-term target is that the Melbourne Cup however this race appearance a perfect mid-season stepping-stone and at 13/2 he is price chancing to beat 2 consistent however vulnerable yardsticks.

Razorbill appearance the one to beat within the Goldsmiths Handicap that precedes the aforementioned feature.

Trained by Charlie Hills, this colt's maiden type appearance terribly sturdy and he is set to travel up 4lbs in future once a fine handicap debut at Windsor, one that saw him end second over a mile on quick ground.

This step-up in trip appearance bound to unlock a lot of improvement and he might rate an honest deal higher come back the tip of the season, however these conditions represents a step into the unknown and he is a brief enough worth.

Indeed, market leaders have a really poor record during this race with just one winning favorite over the past decade, whereas simply 2 of the victors had won their previous begin.

With that in mind i am siding with 2 who finished behind another of the fancied runners, Fennell Bay, when he won the King George V Stakes at Royal Ascot, beginning along with his stable companion PRUSSIAN.

Mark Johnston's filly created a winning handicap debut in could before flopping at Nottingham, a race her trainer felt we tend to might draw a line through as she did not offer her running.

His words were proved to be correct as she gamely battled to victory at Redcar before finishing down the sector at Royal Ascot.

That, though, was her 1st attempt at a mile-and-a-half and he or she wasn't given a tough time once hampered when threatening to urge on the heels of the leaders, therefore it's definitely a performance we are able to forgive.

Prussian has been subsequently dropped a pound which suggests she's simply 2lbs above when winning at Redcar, and her trainer's record with big-priced runners during this race means that she deserves utmost respect.

Johnston saddled a 16/1 fourth last year, an 11/1 fourth in 2010, a 7/2 second in 2009, a 25/1 fourth in 2008, a 25/1 winner in 2007 (stone last at Ascot prior) and a 20/1 third in 2005.

The form of the yard are a few things of a worry, however the worth quite compensates for that and Johnston may be a past-master at priming his horses for these valuable handicaps.

With last year's winning rider Kieren Fallon aboard and conditions completely ideal, she appearance overpriced at 25/1.

Similarly, it would be price chancing SAMBA KING at 33/1 once he too finished behind Fennell Bay at Royal Ascot.

His trainer Mahmood Al Zarooni includes a twenty two % strike-rate along with his three-year-olds at the track, which enhances the idea that his top-weight might heal and cause an upset with ground conditions ideal.

If we tend to ignore that Ascot run during a messy race over a special trip, Samba King was previously 2 lengths previous Fennell Bay during a course-and-distance contest won by Thomas Chippendale, who went on to win in Pattern company at the Royal meeting.

He travelled simply in addition because the winner to the two-furlong pole that day before being understandably place in his place, however he was simply a set off second and with no Thomas Chippendale within the race makes clear attractiveness off identical mark.

Understandably, Mikael Barzalona chooses stablemate Greek War however he is gone up a stone for winning on totally different ground last time and if Samba King will come back to the shape he showed on his penultimate begin, he is no 33/1 probability here.
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The King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes | Ascot on Dunaden Agenda

Posted by Unknown on Tuesday, June 26, 2012


Ascot on Dunaden Agenda | The King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot is next on the agenda for Dunaden following his fine run in Saturday's Hardwicke Stakes.

Connections were keen to search out out whether or not last year's Melbourne Cup and Hong Kong Vase winner may well be competitive at the best level over a mile and a 0.5 in Europe and he upped his game to complete second to the gifted ocean Moon.

The six-year-old and Christophe Lemaire could have taken aback the winner had they not encountered serious traffic issues within the straight.

David Redvers, racing manager for homeowners Pearl Bloodstock, is trying forward to a come to Ascot on July twenty one.

"Initially I puzzled what on earth had happened, however having sat down and watched the race within the cold light-weight of day, i do not suppose there was something Christophe might have done. it absolutely was simply dangerous luck," said Redvers.

"I do not suppose he might have done something differently. He was badly hindered by Memphis Tennessee coming into him and then to form matters worse, he got stopped on his second run.

"I'm not saying he'd have undoubtedly won. i feel it's onerous to argue a case that he would not have won and it's onerous to argue a case he would.

"We wished to search out out if he might match up with the simplest over a mile and a 0.5 and that i suppose we have a tendency to discovered categorically yesterday that he will.

"The King George remains his massive target."

Paddy Power report cash for Dunaden within the ante-post marketplace for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp in October, cutting him to 16-1 from 25-1.
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