DAQMAN NAPS HAGGAS FILLY: Daqman’s winner a day is continuous, and that’s a tip for the Yorkshire Cup! But his nap today is a William Haggas filly with Royal Ascot pretensions.
WON 11-8 INISHERIN (York Wednesday)
WON 8-11 SEE THE FIRE (York Thursday)
TOMORROW: The Lockinge and the London Gold Cup at Newbury are the Saturday features with racing at six UK venues.
O’BRIEN’S CONTINUOUS RUN
⭕ 3.45 York (Yorkshire Cup, 1m 6f) It seems a long time since the age of Stradivarus, who last won this Group 2 off 118.
That’s 5lb behind Rebel’s Romance, today’s favourite for Godolphin, who is taken on by Aidan O’Brien in his continuous surge for prizemoney for The Lads.
Team Gosden, winners of this three times with Stradivarius, run their 2023 Ebor runner-up, Sweet William, placed in four consecutive Cup races last year.
123 REBEL’S ROMANCE (Charlie Appleby): Winner of seven Group/Grade 1 races, including dual winner of the Breeders Cup Turf and the Sheema Classic. But has never raced beyond 1m 4f.
117 SWEET WILLIAM (Team Gosden): Stepped up 32lb from handicapping in 2023 to last year’s successes in Group 2 (Doncaster Cup) and Group 3 (Henry 11 Stakes at Sandown) up to 2m 2f. Said to ‘need the race.’
112 CONTINUOUS (Aidan O’Brien): Won the 2023 Great Voltigeur here on firm followed by the Doncaster Cup on soft before fifth in the Arc.
Modest form on the soft last autumn but shaped better in Riyadh the last day on a firm surface, and blinkers now applied to effect a major bounce-back. BETDAQ 5.0 taken.
110 ALSAKIB (Andrew Balding) Another graduate from handicaps (up 23lb), won Group-3 Silver Cup over CD here last summer. Gelded in the autumn.
110 EPIC POET (David O’Meara) Ebor fourth last August, third in the Dubai Gold Cup in April. Distance winner.
THUNDER SHOULD IMPROVE
⭕ 2.42 York Well-laid plans for the AW finals paid off when Salamanca made all under an inspired ride by David Egan.
Ideally placed out of stall 5 to try the trick again, 4lb higher with William Buick taking over.
Thunder Run, in the adjacent stall 4 today, also made all here on firm last August. That was over a mile but he’s a relaxed horse and has stamina on the dam’s side.
In fact, trainer Karl Burke claims the Lincoln disappointment will improve for stepping up in trip.
David Egan now switches to Tony Montana (6), third in the John Smith’s Cup here and third again two weeks later last July in the Chesterfield Cup at Goodwood.
⭕ 3.13 York William Haggas who likes to win at York – he scored with Merchant yesterday – tests his Coronation Stakes entry, Consecrated.
After she made all at Newbury last month, the four-lengths third won five lengths at Thirsk and the fourth scored at Newcastle.
MONTPELLIER FORM BOOST
⭕ 3.33 Newbury James Ferguson prepped his early-bird scorer Good Karma to win this race in 2023, despite the steadier of 9st 11lb.
Trainers are creatures of habit and the Newmarket handler fancies his chances of a repeat, with Oisin Murphy booked for Montpellier after scoring in April.
Montpellier was impressive that day at Thirsk, leading two out and going clear to beat City Of Poets and a 5-2 gambled-on favourite in a 15-strong field.
City Of Poets then went to Lingfield and turned over an odds-on shot by a long-looking four lengths, also ‘went clear, impressive.’
DAQMAN’S BETS on Betdaq Betting Exchange
2.42 York (win 35, win 30)
BET 5pts win THUNDER RUN
BET 5pts win SALAMANCA
★ 3.13 York (win 30, nap)
BET 10pts win CONSECRATED
3.33 Newbury (win 10)
BET 5pts win MONTPELLIER
3.45 York (win 20)
BET 5pts win CONTINUOUS
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