My word, how disappointing was Pearl Spectre? Let down nearly every double/treble i had placed throughout the day. Things may click with him eventually, but for now he’s one to steer clear off, unless he’s dropped in grade(although he’d be pretty damn short if he did).
Sadiq 15:40 Sandown 6/4 Bet365
I tipped this up last time it ran as the Godolphin stable are on fire at the moment, now i’ll be putting it up again! the manner in which he won last time (he beat a 4/7 heavily backed favourite 11 lengths with ease) suggests a 6lb penalty might not be enough to stop him. My only real reservation is the fact he’s gone from winning twice at Brighton (down hill and a left hand turn) to a stiff uphill finish at Sandown, not to mention the 4 furlong home straight. Another thing Sadiq has in his favour is the weight for age allowance over several of todays runners.
Ducab is interesting, and rates as the only real danger. Roger Varian’s colt got his head infront last time out beating the incredily frustrating maiden from the Gosden yard, Khudoua, will he ever win? Eitherway, with a win under his belt he poses a threat, even if he did beat a horse that does everything possible to not win his races.
Devon Diva 17:00 Bath 4/1 Betfred
This makes the shortlist today for two reasons, he won last time out and the yard really fancy him. He was 5-1 last night, and is 4-1 as of 10:00am this morning, he’ll shorten all the time. He caught the eye with a 50-1 2nd place over C&D last month and followed it up with a harrow neck victory over C&D the last time. 3lbs is the penalty, which is wiped out by Michael J Murphys 5lb claim. This race has some so-so types in it and a reproduction of its last two runs will see it come close. Solid EW chance.
Betfair:
Bet on Henrik Stenson to become the BMW PGA Championship Winner.
Paddypower:
Back Australia to take the Ashes home with them.
Betway:
Back Rafael Nadal to become the Mens French Open Winner.
Coral:
Back One For Arthur to win the Grand National.
Bet365:
Back Mexico to win the Confederations Cup.