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ASCOT holds the first day of its three day King George meeting and it looks an absolutely mouth watering abundance of equine talent. The King George obviously steals the show, but there are solid supporting casts, and let’s be honest, there is rarely poor racing at Ascot.
PEARL BELL ran a very strong second place; first time out at HQ when behind the Charlie Hills and Sheikh Hamdan horses Reyaadah. As with most Newmarket maidens, the form looks good and the eighth that day, the Godolphin trained Sugar House, has since come out and won a Lingfield maiden rather comfortably, even with the camel rider Ahmed Ajtebi aboard!
The two mile handicap is a very puzzling encounter, and without stating the obvious, the favourite has a blinding chance. Montaser for David Simcock looks like he will improve for the step up in trip, but the Rail Link colt looks too short in a trappy handicap. Purification failed to stay a mile and three quarters last time out, and Romeo Montague is inconsistent but did show promise in the Queen Alexandra Stakes at Royal Ascot. It seems very perplexing but I can not help but feel slightly drawn towards Liberate at the bottom of the weights, and looking through his form, he does well on the back of a break. That being said the main eye catcher is MARTIAL LAW for the Pipe team. The son of Galileo is a curious entry for the hurdler, and the Pipe team have a good record in sending national hunt horses into stamina sapping races on the flat. William Twiston-Davies takes off a valuable 7lb and is good value for his claim.
MACS POWER is a horse who I have made donations to than Tiger Woods has had mistresses and although the James Fanshawe trained six year old has not won on nay of his last eleven starts, the form he has shown has still been very consistent. He only lost by around five lengths in The Wokingham Stakes over course and distance and generally thrives the longer the season continues. Back down to a mark of 97 and with Ryan Moore back doing the steering, the money has come, and so it should, I think he’ll bolt up!
A quick fire double for Moore awaits with LADYSHIP who is an outstandingly well bred filly. By Oasis Dream out of a Pivotal group one winning mare. She showed flashes of class last year when placing in all three maiden starts, at Newmarket, Windsor and Leicester. Dropped down to six furlongs on her handicap beau, she travelled well and picked up strongly to go on and win by a length. She will get better with racing, and in a tricky looking handicap, play it safe and get on early, I think the Cheveley Park owned filly will be heavily punted this afternoon.
2.10 Ascot – Pearl Bell
3.20 Ascot – Martial Law
3.55 Ascot – Macs Power
4.30 Ascot – Ladyship (Nap)
Haydock have a very good card as well, and has attracted strong turn outs, and one of the shrewdest in the game has got one in the opener that looks the best bet of the reading. Still reading? Good, because BOLD CUFFS is a typical Sir Mark Prescott improver. Gelding after the winter, when running second in two all weather maidens, he showed significant improvement when stepped up in trip to 10 furlongs. With only three runs to his name, he has progressed nicely against a well exposed field and looks the one to take all the beating.
MUSHAAKIS is another nicely bred horse for the Mark Johnston horse for Sheikh Hamdan, and this home bred is a Shamardal colt out of a pivotal mare, and is related to a few winners. Fifth on debut at Ripon, he shaped with promise without being too knocked about in the closing stages. The winner and the second have both come out and won next time out, and he is entitled to progress. Significant money for Tussy Marx or Unassailable for respected northern connections would be significant. Richard Hannon saddles Great Run and Professor, but neither makes real appeal, and is relatively short on the stables reputation alone.
The Richard Fahey stable are flying as of late, and as well as winning The July Cup with Mayson on Saturday, perhaps even more of note was HENRY BEE finally shedding the maiden tag at the eleventh attempt last week at Beverley. Freddie Tylicki keeps the ride and it could be a nice confidence booster for the gelding who won coming away and will appreciate the extra rain and step up in trip. The second, Economic Crisis has since come out and won twice, and although the favourite, Goldream is respected, he looks plenty short. Pea Shooter and Tip Top Gorgeous have promised much, but have generally disappointed and I’ve done enough money on the former to keep backing it. I’m skint enough! ;)
I flagged up the form of the Easterby stable a couple of days ago, and they show no sense of stopping anytime soon. A big weekend of racing and I think they will have another good run, especially in the north. The money has poured in this morning for COCKTAIL CHARLIE and the shrewd punters amongst you will have seen that he has slowly, slowly been creeping down to a workable mark. He is down to a career low of 78, and with the money coming, and the stable form being as good as it is, it has to be noted. Haajes is 3lb well in, and Captain Scooby won last time out, but it is hardly the strongest form in the book, and David Allan is riding equally as well as the stable is performing, having four winners and five places in the last week (27% & 60%).
The Tom Dascombe yard is in an equally rich vein of form as of late, and I have found a little stat of note. With his stable’s last twenty runners, running at 8/1 or shorter in the market, they have excelled. Form figures of 4511332124156324134. Exceptional stuff. Hayley Turner has been riding very well this year, and she takes the ride on JUNO THE MUFFINMAN who is gelding with a very likeable attitude indeed. He finished second over course and distance last time out, and runs with a very gutsy manner. The stable had another winner last night at Bath, and in a race where the market principles are there on potential improvement in Pistol and Aliante, there are worse horses to back at around the 7/1 mark.
2.00 Haydock – Bold Cuffs (Nap)
2.30 Haydock – Mushaakis
3.05 Haydock – Henry Bee
3.40 Haydock – Cocktail Charlie
4.40 Haydock – Juno the Muffinman
The Yorkshireman – Jack Milner
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