Well, that cheeky double came in. Black Caviar even drifted to 1.2, to increase our winnings slightly! Thanks for the free money bet365.
Time to focus on the domestic action today, no horses of the calibre of Wise Dan or Black Caviar running today unfortunately, although one of my selections will be hoping for a win today to consider taking on Black Caviar at Royal Ascot..
Solar Deity 15:50 Kempton – NAP – 7/4 Bet365
Solar Deity has been a revelation on the all weather after a disappointing campaign on the turf. Since the switch he’s 4 from 5. He hasnt run at Kempton since his maiden win, and a disappointing 4th in his next race. He then went onto the turf which as i mentioned, didn’t work out. He won the Lady Wulfruna Stakes (listed) at Wolverhampton last time beating the Dubai raider Kenny Powers (placed 3rd and 4th while out there). That result looks extremely good in the context of this race. This should be a walk in the park when you consider the opposition. A horse in form is Atlantis Crossing, who was beaten b the selection in February, who then went down a level to win a class 3 event by a head. This is a class 1. Es Que Love looked potentially very interesting when landing a class 2 handicap at Goodwood, he also finished four lengths behind Black Caviar at Royal Ascot. Since then however hes completely lost it, it would be very impressive if he turned up and won first time out in 2013, we don’t think it’ll happen however. Go Solar Deity!
Jack Dexter 15:30 Doncaster – NB 13/2 Betvictor
I was tempted to put this as my NAP, but due to the size of the field i got a bit scared. That said, he’s a horse in a rich vain of form. He came back after a 5 month lay off and got up to win 2 weeks ago in a listed contest over C&D. Towards the end of 2012 he was showing a very upward curve by winning a class 4, then 2 class 2’s. He was a well supported favourite when finishing down the field at Doncaster in November. This show’s he can be vunerable if the pace isn’t right, or things don’t fall into place. This is a bit of a punt, but 13-2 is potentially huge considering everything this horse has achieved, he just loves large fields to race against. One thing to bare in mind is that he tops the weights, he could be vunerable to something better weighted..
His connections are aiming to take on Black Caviar at Royal Ascot, aiming high there! I like it. Chance.
