The Railway Stakes – 3.15
8/8 single figure prices 7/8 Favourites finished in the first 2 5/6 Irish bred 7/8 O’Brien trained 8/8 no more than 3 runs that season 6/8 won lto 8/8 had a pre race RPR of 80 – 94 The last 3 winners were by Danehill Dancer Verdict Samuel Morse is a strong trend qualifier VN:F [1.9.13_1145]Rating:...
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6/8 trained by Aiden O’Brien 6/8 single figure prices Last 8 winners had run no more than 3 times that season 4/8 Favourites have won 7/8 Favourites finished in the first 3 7/8 winners ran in the Epsom Derby 7/8 finished in the first 5 lto 7/8 finished in the first 3 in a G1 7/8 Officially rated 112 –...
[Continue reading: Irish Derby Trends]Pretty Polly Stakes – Curragh
2.20 3/6 were drawn 1 5/8 GB bred 6/8 aged 3 or 4 Last 8 winners were priced no bigger than 9/2 Just one unplaced favourite in 8 renewals 5/8 GB trained 7/8 no more than 2 runs that season Last 8 winners running within 44 days 6/8 had won at 10f Last 5 had finished in the first 2 in a G1 Last 5 had an OR of 114...
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Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby (Group 1)
Sunday’s Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby revolves around one horse to these eyes. If Cape Blanco is in the same form as his Dante win at York, and stays the extra 2f trip, then he ought to prove good enough to win another Irish Derby for Ballydoyle. Subsequently disappointing in the French equivalent at Chantilly,...
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Ladbrokes.com Railway Stakes (Group 2)
As with all juvenile races at this stage of the campaign, Sundays Railway Stakes is a difficult contest to predict. The better 2-y-os(with the exception of Strong Suit)have yet to appear and these races can often see the demise of lesser animals who have been mopping up such events without being truely tested. Samuel...
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Dubai Duty Free Sapphire Stakes (Group 3)
The group 3 Sapphire Stakes at the Curragh on Sunday afternoon is arguably the most competitive of the black type races over the course of the three days. A 5f sprint of its type usually means the race is marked for export, as the Irish are not the strongest when it comes to sprinters of this nature. On this occasion...
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At The Races Curragh Cup (Group 3)
The Curragh Cup completes the group race action at headquarters on Saturday with 5 runners going to post for the group 3 contest. In truth, the Dermot Weld trained Profound Beauty should prove a class above this opposition and it will be disappointing if she cannot take this event en route to the Irish St Leger...
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Audi Pretty Polly Stakes(Group 1)
The Pretty Polly Stakes is the first of the Group 1 races at the Curragh over the weekend. The all aged stakes,confined to fillies, as a high class lineup and looks an intriguing contest. Remember When looks the filly to beat in this contest, having acquitted herself very well in both the Irish 1000 guineas and...
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Ballymacoll Stud International Stakes (Group 3)
The Group 3 Ballymacoll International Stakes is the first of a feast of group races at the Curragh over the Derby weekend. Although a disappointing turn out sees only 5 runners face the starter, it is nonetheless a fascinating contest in which little separates the major contenders on paper at least. Kevin Prendergasts...
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Quantum Betting Review: Scam System?
I received an email today about a system called Quantum Betting, which apparently is going to allow me to “put £18,431.36 in my pocket from just one single bet”. Naturally, my interest was piqued and of course my bulls**t detector was working on overdrive. I read on in the sales letter, and was told that...
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Royal Ascot 2010 Preview: Days Four and Five
There’s no rest for the wicked, dear reader, and almost as soon as Day Three is over, it’s time to preview Day Four of Royal Ascot 2010. We’re past half way now, and the somewhat mixed news is that there’s still plenty of time to recoup losses / lose profits…! Six races, headlined by the Group 1 Coronation...
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Noblesse Stakes (Group 3)
A quiet weekend on the domestic front sees only one group race in Ireland this weekend. The race in question, the Noblesse Stakes, is run at Cork on Sunday. Confined to 3-y-o fillies and upwards the contest has a disappointing turnout with only 6 runners facing the starter. Nonetheless the race is a difficult...
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Royal Ascot 2010: Royal Hunt Cup Preview
THE ROYAL HUNT CUP – ROYAL ASCOT 16TH JUNE 2010 Swift Gift They don’t come any tougher than the Hunt Cup where a final field of around 25 battle-hardened handicappers run over a straight mile. By using a few robust trends, however, we can soon reduce the contest to a more manageable size. This is one of...
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Royal Ascot 2010: Coronation Stakes Preview
CORONATION STAKES – ROYAL ASCOT 18TH JUNE 2010 Music Show While the European 2000 Guineas winners fight it out in the St James’s Palace Stakes on the opening day of the meeting, the fillies have their scrap later in the week – on the Friday – to determine the best female miler in Europe. The Coronation...
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Royal Ascot 2010: St James’ Palace Stakes Preview
ST JAMES’S PALACE STAKES – JUNE 15TH 2010 Canford Cliffs This is a race that traditionally brings together the winners of the major European Guineas and often decides the top 3yo miler. Incredibly, Aiden O’Brien has won six of the last ten renewals of this Group 1 race. One thing that all of the...
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Royal Ascot 2010: Queen Anne Stakes Preview
Paco Boy Such is the whirlwind opening of the British flat season: as the prestige of Epsom’s Derby meeting draws to a close, it is a mere ten days until the opening day of Royal Ascot. Mid-June in Berkshire is the place to be for racing enthusiasts, with arguably the best five days of the flat fare anywhere...
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