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There is nothing chilly about the action from Cagnes-Sur-Mer this weekend, as things really heat up in the Cote d’Azur. Two fantastic Listed events offer plenty of quality animals to get excited about (including my NAP) and there is plenty of value to be found across the undercard also.
Since the start of 2021, jockey Pierre Charles Boudot has been operating at a 33% strike rate and it could prove lucrative to follow the champion jockey once again here. Boudot makes the 965km trip down south from his base in Chantilly and has seven booked rides on the card.
11:05 King Shalaa (NAP)
A contest for three-year-old’s that have never won a Group race offers the connections of KING SHALAA a prime opportunity to land the hat-trick with the unbeaten son of Shalaa. Twice a winner over this distance, King Shalaa showed plenty of tenacity when holding on to score by a head last time out.
The colt travelled strongly that day and may be better suited on the faster fibresand surface here. Pierre Charles Boudot has already partnered King Shalaa to success and the pair should double their tally here, especially with a plum draw in stall one – a huge advantage at Cagnes-Sur-Mer.
12:10 Fantastic Spirit (Next Best)
The second Listed race on the card is over 2,000m, a distance that the classy FANTASTIC SPIRIT has proved extremely effective over. The Jean-Claude Rouget-trained colt is twice a winner over the course and distance and in 2020 was considered talented enough to contest the Group One Prix de Jockey Club.
Fantastic Spirit will be ridden by his habitual partner Hugo Journiac and the colt should have come on for his recent run (second over course and distance after four months off). Kenway could prove the main danger, but he is not certain to see out the 2,000m trip and may get outbattled by the rock-solid Fantastic Spirit. I will certainly be having a few of my hard-earned euros on this one.
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10:05 King Robbe (Each-Way)
A bit risky, considering he has top weight in such an open handicap, but KING ROBBE is almost a Listed class horse and with a clear run, he should certainly be in the frame here. The Mathieu Boutin-trained four-year-old ran a respectable race on his debut at this track two weeks ago off top weight, finishing third beaten only two lengths.
Young jockey Frida Valle Skar has been in superb form in Cagnes this winter and will help to offload some of the weight with her 1.5kg claim as she takes over from Theo Bachelot. Back over 1,300m here that King Robbie can run a big race and is the class horse of the field.
12:45 Hastalavistababy (Dark Horse)
New trainer Florian Guyader may still be searching for his first winner, but solid placed efforts from the ensemble of his early runners suggests that a maiden victory may be on the horizon. The young trainer saddles three of the 10 runners in the 12:45 and HASTALAVISTABABY is potentially the dark horse amongst the field.
The Dandy Man-filly placed second over this course and distance on her penultimate start and was pitched into a better race most recently, where she ran a respectable sixth. This looks like a relatively open maiden and in my opinion, Hastalavistababy would only need a reproduction of that second placed run to score here.
Cagnes-Sur-Mer tips summary:
10:05 King Robbe (Each-Way)
11:05 King Shalaa (NAP)
12:10 Fantastic Spirit (Next Best)
12:45 Hastalavistababy (Dark Horse)
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