Well, blow me. I was very much in the Animal Kingdom camp yesterday and couldn’t for the life of me seeing Declaration of war winning on all known form. Every bet went down the pan rather quickly, when, after 4 furlongs, Animal Kingdom was being rode along like a 60 rated horse that was entered so the connections could have a fun day out at the races.
My bank balance may be hurt by Day 1, but there are amble opportunities to do well on day 2.
Prince Of Joannes 14-1 Coral – 4:25 Ascot
In a previous post i did about Royal Ascot i flagged Prince Of Joannes as a potential great each way shout. He’s primed for this race, and is back down to his last winning mark. I’m sure it’ll be difficult to string back to back Hunt Cup victories together, but if any horse is well enough handicapped, and proven over C&D and on this ground, this is the horse.
Reroute VCBet 8-1 5:00 Ascot
This horse was so impressive on debut, it was jaw dropping. Yes, it was a class 3 maiden, yes the horses he was up against, we know very little about. The fact he was 0.016s off breaking the all time York 2m track record leads me to believe he could well be a very special horse, a reproduction of such immense pace could see him in with a really live shout of winning, and placing.
Al Kazeem 5/2 Boylesports 3:45 Ascot
I’ve also spoken about this horse quite a bit. A winner of a 4 runner Group 1 contest at the Curragh where he readily brushed aside Camelot, this exciting horse has the world at his feet. I’ve explained in depth his chances on my Royal Ascot preview from last week, so i wont repeat myself. Al Kazeem seems the most progressive horse in the lineup. Strong challenges come from Camelot, who could of just under performed the last day, and Maxios, the winner of a fairly average Group 1 in france, who could turn out be anything.
All aboard the Al Kazeem express?
Special mention: Trade Commissioner 14/1 William Hill 4:25 Ascot
In the form of his life last summer, but then went off the boil slightly. Had a strong word directly from the stable on this one. They all piled into the 25-1 available a few days ago, you could well struggling to get 14-1 by the morning tomorrow. Just passing on the word, could be a good horse to couple with Prince Of Joannes.
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.
