The July meetings begins, as is customary, with the Bahrain Trophy, and while there are some worries about the source of the pace in this Group 3 contest, Tower Of London still looks a solid bet to build on his impressive win over a similar trip in the Ulster Derby at Down Royal recently.
The son of Galileo has suffered two defeats in Group company, but both came on testing ground, and he appears a better performer granted a test of stamina on quicker turf. Prior to Down Royal, he had shown improvement to land the King George V Cup at Leopardstown from Shamwari, and being a full-brother to Cheltenham Festival winner Brazil, he is likely to improve further as his stamina is drawn out.
Chief Mankato was quietly backed for the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, but had to be withdrawn after playing up in the stalls. He needs to avoid a repeat of such circumstances, but he can prove those who backed him at Ascot correct by winning the July Stakes. An 18/1 shot for his debut at Windsor, he impressed with how he chased down speedy pair Inquisitively and Sky Wizard, who had dominated from the off.
That form has been franked since by the trio who chased him home, with Inquisitively a fine third in the Windsor Castle Stakes, Sky Wizard beating a subsequent winner at Salisbury and Denruth Diamond winning quite a valuable race in France. He himself looks capable of much better, and rates the bet with favourite Purosangue impressive first time out at Haydock last month, but with the form looking suspect now with the pair he beat there well held subsequently.
A few of these have already worked their way into my affections, notably Quinault, who has rattled off an impressive four-timer and will again play hare to the hounds here. I respect his chances, as I do those of the pair who chased him home in a competitive affair at York last time, with Mill Stream just the pick of that trio at a track where he showed his best juvenile form.
Much as I like Mill Stream, though, the vote goes to the lowly weighted Be Frank, who impressed when winning a strong maiden at Salisbury two starts ago, and built on that when beating the reliable Thankuappreciate on handicap bow at Windsor. That form looked solid, and that notion was underlined when third-placed Zaman Jemil won with a bit to spare at Thirsk last week. Be Frank has only gone up 5lb for his comfortable Windsor win, and looks more than capable of scoring again before the assessor has caught up with him.
Trainer Henry Candy is firmly in the veteran category (he took over from his late father Derrick at 50 years ago and still operates from the same yard), but is enjoying a good season, with a 24% strike-rate, while rider George Rooke is benefiting from an upturn in the fortunes of boss Richard Hughes, and has ridden seven winners from 42 rides in June/July, with a profit for backers of £910 to a tenner at SP in that time.
A disappointing turnout for a race which has been a graveyard for short-priced favourites over the years, with no clear favourite winning since 3/1 shot Universal a decade ago. Since 2000, there have been six favourites who have started at 5/4 or shorter, including hotpots Al Aasy and Mountain High, and all six have been turned over. That’s hardly a comfort for backers of Adayar, and while he’s hard to oppose in terms of overall form, he’s not easy to recommend as a bet at odds on.
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13:50 – Tower Of London
14:25 – Chief Mankato
15:00 – Be Frank
15:35 – Adayar
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
13:50 – Tower Of London
The July meetings begins, as is customary, with the Bahrain Trophy, and while there are some worries about the source of the pace in this Group 3 contest, Tower Of London still looks a solid bet to build on his impressive win over a similar trip in the Ulster Derby at Down Royal recently.
The son of Galileo has suffered two defeats in Group company, but both came on testing ground, and he appears a better performer granted a test of stamina on quicker turf. Prior to Down Royal, he had shown improvement to land the King George V Cup at Leopardstown from Shamwari, and being a full-brother to Cheltenham Festival winner Brazil, he is likely to improve further as his stamina is drawn out.
14:25 – Chief Mankato
Chief Mankato was quietly backed for the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot last month, but had to be withdrawn after playing up in the stalls. He needs to avoid a repeat of such circumstances, but he can prove those who backed him at Ascot correct by winning the July Stakes. An 18/1 shot for his debut at Windsor, he impressed with how he chased down speedy pair Inquisitively and Sky Wizard, who had dominated from the off.
That form has been franked since by the trio who chased him home, with Inquisitively a fine third in the Windsor Castle Stakes, Sky Wizard beating a subsequent winner at Salisbury and Denruth Diamond winning quite a valuable race in France. He himself looks capable of much better, and rates the bet with favourite Purosangue impressive first time out at Haydock last month, but with the form looking suspect now with the pair he beat there well held subsequently.
15:00 – Be Frank
A few of these have already worked their way into my affections, notably Quinault, who has rattled off an impressive four-timer and will again play hare to the hounds here. I respect his chances, as I do those of the pair who chased him home in a competitive affair at York last time, with Mill Stream just the pick of that trio at a track where he showed his best juvenile form.
Much as I like Mill Stream, though, the vote goes to the lowly weighted Be Frank, who impressed when winning a strong maiden at Salisbury two starts ago, and built on that when beating the reliable Thankuappreciate on handicap bow at Windsor. That form looked solid, and that notion was underlined when third-placed Zaman Jemil won with a bit to spare at Thirsk last week. Be Frank has only gone up 5lb for his comfortable Windsor win, and looks more than capable of scoring again before the assessor has caught up with him.
Trainer Henry Candy is firmly in the veteran category (he took over from his late father Derrick at 50 years ago and still operates from the same yard), but is enjoying a good season, with a 24% strike-rate, while rider George Rooke is benefiting from an upturn in the fortunes of boss Richard Hughes, and has ridden seven winners from 42 rides in June/July, with a profit for backers of £910 to a tenner at SP in that time.
15:35 – Adayar
A disappointing turnout for a race which has been a graveyard for short-priced favourites over the years, with no clear favourite winning since 3/1 shot Universal a decade ago. Since 2000, there have been six favourites who have started at 5/4 or shorter, including hotpots Al Aasy and Mountain High, and all six have been turned over. That’s hardly a comfort for backers of Adayar, and while he’s hard to oppose in terms of overall form, he’s not easy to recommend as a bet at odds on.
Rory Delargy’s Horse Racing Tips
13:50 – Tower Of London
14:25 – Chief Mankato
15:00 – Be Frank
15:35 – Adayar
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
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