STAR TURN FOR DAQMAN: Daqman’s on the winner-a-day trail in Guineas week, with another star bet yesterday, after a Sunday nap and a Bank Holiday double.
WON 2-1 STARNIGHT (Tuesday)
WON 9-2 FAST STEPS (Monday)
WON 5-2 INDIAN CREAK (Monday )
WON 15-8 ELIM (Sunday nap)
TODAY: Ante-post 1,000 Guineas bet and a supernap at Ascot.
TOMORROW: 1,000 Guineas ratings and form
ANTE-POST 1,000 GUINEAS BET
How’s this for a filly to follow? A 7f winner as a two-year-old, her Galileo dam was runner-up in the Oaks.
She did not appear until October when she spent her time in two races learning to handle the unique dipper track at Newmarket.
She stepped up 13lb when just failing in the Meydan Fillies Classic in January to catch the benchmark for Saturday’s 1,000 Guineas, Mawj.
Mawj has raced against all the front-of-the-market fillies or has collateral form with them: Tahiyra, Lezoo, Meditate, Juliet Sierra, Queen Me, Remarquee and Fairy Cross.
William Buick, who rides her in Sunday’s 1,000 Guineas, said after Meydan: following a messy race: ‘She would have won in another stride and was a very unlucky loser; she’s one to go forward with.’
Raceform said: ‘She had a huge amount to make up in the straight, and it says much of her ability that she almost won; she’ll be suited by a mile.’
BETDAQ value: Dream of Love was 6.8 and 7.0 for Sunday on BETDAQ this morning. I bet 8pts to win 50.
TOMORROW: 1,000 Guineas ratings and form guide
TRUSESHAN TO BOUNCE BACK
⭕ 3.15 Ascot (Sagaro Stakes) The Prix Ganay on Sunday threw up a new star we had known about all along.
Iresine, who in October won the 1m 7f+ Royal Oak at Longchamp, took the 1m 2f+ Group 1 Ganay, denting the reputations of Bay Bridge and Vadeni.
Bay Bridge had beaten Derby winner Adayar in the Champion Stakes; Vadeni had almost spoiled the Arc-winning dream of Alpinista, going down half a length at the line.
Said trainer Jean-Pierre Gauvin: ‘Iresine can win just about anything! We’ll take the Grand Prix route but confess we are tempted by Royal Ascot’. In what, I wonder? The King Stand Stakes?
Stradivarius, who won this Sagaro Stakes in 2021 won’t be around for the marathons of 2023, and last year’s Sagaro winner, Princess Zoe, has already fallen to Iresine; she was fourth in the Royal-Oak, with Rajinsky only 9th.
So we need a good run from Trueshan or Coltrane – or both – in today’s 2m test. I say ‘both’ because they have twice been separated by the camera, the verdict going one way, then the other way.
Coltrane beat Trueshan a neck in the Doncaster Cup (2m 2f good to soft) in September and Trueshan beat Coltrane a head in the Ascot Long Distance Cup (2m good to soft) in October.
As if separating them now isn’t difficult enough, we have still to take into account Rajinsky, fourth to Trueshan in the Northumberland Plate (2m AW) but beat the same horse half a length over shorter when in receipt of 7lb on their reappearance (Nottingham 1m 6f last month).
Trueshan could have the edge for four reasons: he’s had that run back at Nottingham – albeit disappointing – he’s 3-3 at Ascot and is 121 in the ratings against 116 Coltrane and 108 Rajinsky: still only seven, he can bounce back and complete a hat-trick for that age group in the race.
LOOKING FOR SPRINT MAGIC
⭕ 3.50 Ascot (Commonwealth Cup Trial) Five of the last eight favourites have scored. But, though a runner-up went on to take the Commonwealth Cup, winners of this have only placed: Limato (2015), second; Blue Point (2017), third. Rohaan (2021) won the Wokingham.
As a Guineas pointer, or at least a quality measure, Marbaan was fifth to Chaldean in the Dewhurst; Coventry winner Bradsell may boost Royal Scotsman, third home that day; and Gimcrack third, Cold Case, could inspire you to back Noble Style.
But we’re looking for a speed star for Royal Ascot and it could be the experienced Mischief Magic, a winner of four out of five after his debut third to Royal Scotsman on good to soft, and culminating in the Breeders Cup Turf Juvenile Sprint.
He came off a fast pace on ground described as ‘firm’ at Keeneland that day but race times throughout the card represented ‘good’ going.
Don’t worry that he is out of the one stall: Limato scored from there; so did last year’s winner, Go Bears Go.
Charlie Appleby is playing down Mischief Magic’s chances today, as one who prefers a big field on drier ground; so do Bradsell and Marbaan. On the ratings, that leaves Trillium and he was 11th of 12 to Mischief Magic at Keeneland. Betdaq Betting Exchange 5.5 Mischief Magic
DAQMAN’S BETS
3.15 Ascot (supernap)
BET 20pts win TRUESHAN
3.50 Ascot (win 20)
BET 4.4pts win MISCHIEF MAGIC
6.40 Brighton (win 20)
Charles Hills and Jim Crowley, 3-3 at
Brighton in 7f-1m handicaps, can score with Lingfield
winner, The Toff.
BET 6pts win THE TOFF
3.40 Newmarket, Sunday (win 50)
ANTE-POST
BET 8pts win DREAM OF LOVE
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