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Formerly known as The Gigaset….
My main hope for this would be Squats, but at this time, he’s struggling to get in.
A lot of these could take in The Bunbury Cup en route, and if Zhui Feng swerved Newmarket, I would be very interested. Likes Ascot, ran well last week, and a nice 33’s.
Battered, and Fanaar are another pair to be interested in, but for now, no bet.
Thought Good Effort represented a bit of eachway value after his Bunbury Cup run, he had been off the track since February prior to that. Could go for the Golden Mile at Goodwood (or both, I suppose) so haven’t backed him yet.
That’s the worry with loads of these Krypton, that Golden Mile isn’t too far away.
My three fancies all have that option, which has stopped me from betting them.
Zhui Feng still the main fancy, and I’m still keen on Fanaar as well.
The third one I like is Larchmont Lad. Group 2 Winner last year (by no means a strong one), and he’s mostly ran with credit out of Handicap company since. Finally back into a Handicap, and I could see him taking advantage of his reduced mark, with jockey booking taking another 5 off his back. He’d be second string right now.
With The Golden Mile less than a week after this, tricky Antepost, and though no money down, this trio all jocked up, and I think they’ll go here.
Thinking this right now….
Fanaar 16’s WIN
Larchmont Lad 50’s EW 5 Places
Zhui Feng 33’s EW 5 PlacesI thought it was interesting they are running Fanaar when he’d probably have had a much better chance in the mile 3YO race which precedes this, obviously the winning prize money is vastly inferior. For all that he was sent off 50/1 for the Britannia in a similar sized field and he ran a cracker and was with hindsight overpriced, Haggas has tried him in two different sets of headgear on his last two starts despite him running perfectly respectably in the cheek pieces at Goodwood he went to blinkers for Ascot which suggests to me they think he’s handicapped to his best and they need a little extra. Another 2lbs higher in the weights and up against older horses in another big field, dropped back to 7F when he was staying on nicely over the mile at Ascot, I’m not sure he’s my idea of the winner, not at 16/1 anyway but I wish you well VTC he was on my radar and is a nice horse.
It’s looking a tricky puzzle because all the obvious ones from the big handicaps this season are handicapped to finish in a line across the track and I’ve followed Ripp Orf too far over the cliff already this season. He’s probably the best handicapped on last years best and this is his bread and butter if he gets in but he’s not looked the same horse as last year and the yard have only had 1 winner on turf all season.
I like Larchmont Lad as well VTC he’ll love the trip and ground and is too big a price on that alone given he’s not run in many handicaps. Blue Mist is very high on my radar, he caught my eye in the Victoria Cup and although I think he’ll be better over a mile, if they ran him here and Jason Watson chose him over Makzeem (3lb well in under his penalty) that would really get me interested. As it is he’s a similar price to Fanaar which doesn’t tempt me in antepost. Arbalet was my other one but Paul Kealy’s probably ruined the price by putting him up in the RP Weekender
Some money for that Arbalet this week TTM, well enough to make his price plummet anyway.
No Zhui Feng, so very pleased I waited.
I’ll just stick with the other two now, and I’ll top up Larchmont if he goes bigger.
Fanaar 16’s
Larchmont Lad 50’s
Both 6 Places EWThree each way for me (potentially 4 but Arbalet probably won’t be backed) –
Land Of Legends 16/1
3YO so he gets half a stone from his elders here. Rated 96, think he could easily be a group horse. Was only half a length behind KOC on debut and has been backed for every race since (think his second race came too soon for him). Stiff 7F looks perfect and he’s a right each way bet for me. Only downside i could have is the trainer TBH.
Makzeem 14/1
Bolted up last week which could give this horse a world of good, Charlton isn’t one to run a horse back quickly and ran very well in the Bunbury last year off 103 (runs off 101 here). Could be doing with a bit of rain for him as his best form is with some cut, but will take my chance at the price.
Arbalet 11/1
Wont be betting this one unless he drifts back out to around 14s 5 places but think he’s got a decent shout at the price. Second last year, campaign to me looks to have been shaped around another go at this race. Palmer is back half firing now after a very quiet start to the season.
Larchmont Lad 50/1
Price is too big at the 50s with 5 places 1/4 available. Claimer has a cracking strike-rate at the moment too and looks more than value for his 5. Group race winner last year over a stiff 7F, should be closer to 20/1 TBH.
ADMIRALITY at 33/1 six places is HUGE!! Has run well pretty much every time this season apart from once on heavy ground. Third in the Bunbury Cup is one of many good pieced of form and Oisin booked!!
The other one I really like is LAKE VOLTA at 16/1 same six places.Fifth in the Bunbury Cup and not far away in the Wokingham Ryan Moore is up again and has dropped three pouns since the Bunbury Cup!
The only other one I have backed so far is ANOTHER BATT at 50/1 and he if he can run to his Lincoln form could go well off a seven pound lower mark.
Be Lucky Folks
I’ve been following Admirality all season raymo61 and he is 1lb well in from the Bunbury Cup run where I backed him. The obvious thing when you watch his races is he is a huge horse who travels really powerfully but doesn’t seem to want to do much when he gets to the front which has been an issue on his last few starts, they fitted a hood for the Bunbury run to try and take some of the zest out of the way he travels but to my eye it didn’t make any difference. I suspect they might try and drop him in and play him late and it’s interesting they’ve booked Oisin Murphy who I can’t recall riding for the yard much if ever. Big negative with the weather if it gets much softer, he should handle it looking at him physically but he ran no race at all on heavy at Haydock and probably slightly underperformed on it at Hamilton last time, his wins have all come on good or good-firm ground. If they can get him to finish his races off I think he could rate a fair bit higher than his mark but it is a big if at the moment and I’m not sure Ascot and softer ground will suit him today so I’ve abandoned him for now.
I’ve no idea what the draw will do but I’m backing both of Roger Charlton’s runners who are drawn near either flank, Makzeem is 3lbs well in for his win at Newbury last week and always threatened to be a very decent horse when things went right. He ran well in this in 2017 of a much lower mark but he has rated as high as 105 and that win last time looks a career best. Blue Mist ran very well in the Victoria Cup first time up this season and seems to save his best for Ascot. He’s still fairly unexposed and I can see him being a mid 100’s horse when they get to the bottom of him. I can forgive any horse a bad run so I’ll draw a line through his Ayr run which must be the only reason there are 20’s around for him.
Continuing to following Ripp Orf toward the cliffs edge
not been as good as last year but has shown glimmers
Ascot seems to suit best in a big field and likely paceGaelic Warrior Gold Cup Winner 2026
In a race where I could bet half a dozen, I will just have the one.
Admirality 25-1 to the full 7 places with William Hill
My 3 on the soft ground…
Ripp Orff – goes on any ground on this track and handicapped to run big again. 5 places. 12-1
Kaeso – wanted rain and has got it after winning on better ground last week. 5 places. 12-1
Blue Mist – got a feeling he might put his poor last run behind him after trainer said ground was too firm. 6 places. 18-1
Raising Sand is just not a 9/1 horse with 7 places on offer. It’s a bet to nothing as he’s so consistent, he would have to throw in a stinker to be beaten by 7 horses here.
I’ve backed him on that logic even despite there being a few dangers in a very food handicap imo. I would’ve had Land Of Legends too but I see he’s out now.
Raising Sand @ 9/1 E/W (7 places)
I don’t think I’ve ever won a Heritage Handicap, but I still love them, especially at Ascot! Big plunge happening with Kaeso, picked up 11s earlier and also I like Lake Volta at 16s and one at a longer price KimiFive 40s.
Bring on the Lottery!
You have to dig back a bit, but Hey Jonesy has mixed it with some very decent sorts
in Group races. He’s only had the one win at York as a 2yr old, but has some promising
form, as in last year’s Comonwealth Cup where he was 5th but running on well going down
by 2L. He wasn’t quite able to match the pace of Dream Of Dreams when beaten 1 1/4L at
chelsford in April, but that was no disgrace when we saw what a good horse DOD was winning
next time out at Windsor, and a bit unlucky to not get the better of Blue Point in the
Diamond Jubilee at Ascot. He was 2nd last time out at Haydock just over a week ago, and
although it was a 4 runner affair, I thought it at least showed that the extra furlong
isn’t going to be a problem. 33/1 6 places (or 7 places with Hills if he’s still that
price at the off) seems very decent.
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