Daily Racing Thread Saturday 4th. May 2024

Saturday's Meetings

Newmarket
Flat 9 Races 1:10-5:50p.m.
2000 Guineas Off @ 3:35p.m.
Goodwood
Flat 7 Races 1:35-5:05p.m.
Thirsk
Flat 7 Races 1:40-4:55p.m.
Punchestown Festival
N/H 8 Races 2:30-6:30p.m.
Uttoxeter(E)
N/H 7 Races 4:00-7:25p.m.
Hexham(E)
N/H 8 Races 4:25-8:26p.m.
Yarmouth(E)
Flat 7 Races 4:40-8:05p.m.

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Good Luck

 

Northern Express won the Thirsk Hunt Cup last year. See no reason why he cannot attain a repeat success. Very consistent performer, Hope your brother has an enjoyable and profitable visit to a course I went to a couple of times many moons ago. Liked Thirsk very much.

 

I'm going to stick my ignorant neck out and predict a 1-2 for that but with City of Troy several lengths ahead of Rosallion

 

Quest For Fun looks a decent each way bet in the 2.40 (Hunt Cup). First try at this trip but is race-fit and has run some good races for a stable that know the time of day.
I’ve been to Thirsk a few times and it’s a nice course so hopefully your brother has a good day

 

I’ll be taking you on with the other Hanson runner. Craven winners don’t have a good record in the guineas but I was impressed with his win. Hanson jnr had a twinkle in his eye when interviewed afterwards.

 

End of Story and Lady Pagasa may be worth a punt. Looks like Hills has planned a raid.

 

I hope you are right as the Bustino shilling is on Hannon's colt. The going may be key to this and pleased to see it's good at Newmarket.

By the way Oddy I don't think the 3 owner breeders thread justifies a sticky.

 

Thirsk
14,40 Titan Rock 16/1 e/w bet365 four places, 14/1 others, 12/1 sky five places

Punchestown
15,05 Your Own Story 13/2 betfair, 6/1 others
16,15 Blackjack Magic 11/1 WH three places, 10/1 four places others

 

Newmarket
15,35 Task Force 25/1 e/w WH and sky three places, 22/1 others

 

The silly price for City Of Troy is purely down to where he lives and ante post liabilities as he has been favourite for the 2000 Guineas for ten months. The pedigree suggests that he is probably a middle distance colt but he can pick this up en route to The Derby.

Punters are really taking a gamble on the Ballydoyle factor. He is rated 125 by Timeform but I think he went into the Dewhurst with quite a high figure already. If he ran to 125 that is better than the average rating needed to win the race. I won’t be touching the race today as O’Brien’s record with Dewhurst winners going to the Guineas is not good. Does anyone remember Air Force Blue (2016) or War Command (2014)? He last did the double with Churchill in 2017. Does the fact that the favourite is the only Ballydoyle runner tell us that he is supremely confident or that he does not have anything within six pounds of it that could win if this year’s wonder horse flops like last year’s did?

Anybody going to Newmarket this afternoon had better take something to sustain them through a nine race card, where quite frankly there looks to be little of any betting interest for form punters due to a shortage of good recent form.

 

Is END OF STORY owned by a Mr A Supreme?

 

2.55 Newmarket-Beautiful Diamond @ 10-3 [Bet 365]

Stable going well

 

Mums tipple is ticking a few boxes for me in the 1.45 hq. In good form off a better mark on turf. Some of these could be a bit rusty off of long layoffs. The Hannons could have a big day.

 

I like Noble Style in this 1.45 Newmarket 6-1

 

I don’t recall a mention at any point during the entire race so that went well

 

Well he is now.