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I still like Nemoralia. I know the ground is not perfect but it’s been drying out of late and I reckon she could be a bit special.
Can’t really see past Quiet Reflection. Expect her to assert herself as the female Muhaarar today. Cheikeljack looks a nice e/w prospect though. Won the Djebel beating Ribchester and Attendu who haven’t exactly done badly since.
edfiggyrock2, Are we not allowed an opinion, the Wexfordman was making a point. Carravaggio, Even song and Order of st george top quality rides. Frankie on lady Aurelia, best ride all week so far. I also believe Moore top class jockey but in a free world we should be allowed to express our opinion. Oh please Mcgrath, sits on the fence all the time.
Seriously? I would have won Lady Aurelia, and pretty much everyone else on this forum.
His Galileo Gold ride was by far the best of his three.
2:30 – Queen Kindly (reserve Grizzel)
3:05 – Carntop (reserve Humphrey Bogart)
3:40 – Quiet Reflection (reserve Cheikeljack)
4:20 – Nemoralia NAP (reserve Jet Setting)
5:00 – Rare Rhythm (reserve Kinema)
5:35 – Opposition & Ormito (reserve The Tartan Spartan)2:30 – Silver Line (reserve Red Lodge)
3:05 – Hawkbill (reserve Blue De Vega)
3:40 – Architecture NAP (reserve Chicadoro)
4:20 – Flying Officer (reserve Mizzou)
5:00 – Mushtashry & Manson (reserve Out And About)
5:35 – Guy Fawkes (reserve Primitivo)Backed her, so I probably shouldn’t be complaining but I always find it very difficult to enjoy these Wesley Ward winners. Just can’t get rid of this suspicion of foul play. Wouldn’t mind it if such performance was an exception but there’s one like that pretty much every year, isn’t it? (Jealous Again, Strike The Tiger, No Nay Never, Hootenanny, Acapulco and now Lady Aurelia). I find it very hard to believe that Ward is unearthing an Arazi every year, especially when they are twice as muscular as the other horses in the race. And, the sad thing is most of these turn out to be completely useless as three year olds.
I’ve always loved the game more than the money I make out of it, always will and wouldn’t want to have it any other way, so these niggling doubts about them winners always give rise to quite uncomfortable feelings in the aftermath.
Tbh I think the fav will take a lot of beating here as this is as weak a queen mary I can remember, in terms of the home challenge. Last years was stronger from that point of view and a Wesley Ward runner ran away with it. I can’t actually recall any British runner in this field winning a race and my thinking “Wow, that could be a Queen Mary horse”
That’s why I’ve gone with Madame Dancealot as she impressed me more in defeat than others have in winning. I also liked Reeh’s attitude even though she got beat at Nottingham.
Quince Dolly is another one to throw into the mix as her sire does well if soft is in the description, but yes if Lady Aurelia handles the ground I doubt they will see which way she went.
Would tend to agree with that. Lady Aurelia and Madam Dancealot my two bets for this one. Lady Aurelia looked by far the most impressive of the American juveniles coming over this year, while Madam Dancealot looks an excellent e/w at 20/1. Finished second to Mehmaas on her only run and in front of Full Intention, who ran a stunner in fourth in the Windsor Castle yesterday.
2:30 – Gifted Master (reserve Remarkable)
3:05 – Lady Aurelia (reserve Madam Dancealot)
3:40 – Usherette NAP (reserve Blond Me)
4:20 – Found (reserve A Shin Hikari)
5:00 – Mr Owen & Convey (reserve GM Hopkins)
5:35 – Mix And Mingle (reserve Diploma)One horse race imo. The winning distance, as mentioned by Chivers, seems the only decent betting proposition here.
With SkyBet money back special if finishing in the places, I’ve backed all of Gifted Master, Remarkable and Castle Harbour. Think they are the three best in the field by quite a fair bit.
Convey and Mr Owen the two for me here. Mr Owen has been running well in Group races, and finished only a length behind yesterday’s Queen Anne favourite Ervedya last time out.
Tepin has drifted to 6/1. I know there are doubts about how she will handle the ground, but the going was on the easy side at last year’s Breeders Cup. I think she looks very good value at these odds. With no Solow, she’s the best in this field imo.
SeaBirdII aiming to go one better.
2:30 – Tepin NAP (reserve Ervedya)
3:05 – Psychedelic Funk (reserve Thunder Snow)
3:40 – Profitable (reserve Mongolian Saturday)
4:20 – The Gurkha (reserve Awtaad)
5:00 – Galizzi (reserve Silver Concorde)
5:35 – Mister Trader & Tomily (reserve Battaash)ITV’s racing coverage is an absolute disgrace.
Just thought I would get in early with the criticism.
Been a good couple of days for me, even though Harzand was only a back-up bet and my main fancy Deauville completely flopped. Can’t complain after Minding’s double yesterday as I’ve been on a bit of a poor run of late.
Thought the winner won today because he was well just more of a winner. US Army Ranger still had the time to get past him and even got to half a length before Harzand pulled away from him again. It is indeed possible that US Army Ranger used a bit more energy in coming from so far back the field, but personally I felt that he just didn’t want to be in front a bit like he did idling at Chester. I think US Army Ranger probably possess the more natural ability out of the two and may well reverse the form with more experience, but I can’t have Harzand as an ‘undeserved winner’ today. I think he won because he just showed a better winning attitude.
Most open Derby I can remember. After changing my mind a good dozen of times since the field has been made official, I think I’m going to side with Deauville in this one. I quite fancy him to reverse the form with Wings of Desire. He was having his first run for a long time, had a fairly tough trip wide of the leader with no cover, and found himself in front for a very long time on that very long York run-in. If Spencer can get a good spot from the wide draw, I think he will be in with a big chance. I will probably have back-up bets on Harzand and Cloth of Stars as well.
That said, I definitely wouldn’t mind seeing US Army Ranger winning it. I think he’s the (only?) one potentially with superstar quality. I won’t be having massive bets, so my main hope is to see an above average winner of the race even though that doesn’t look incredibly likely beforehand.
