Yet again a post has been taken down for no reason .
Benvenuto Cellini 0+
Item +2+
Christmas Day +3
Pierre Bonnard +5+
James J Braddock +5
Action +5
Ancient Egypt +7+
Rebel Rocker +7
Bay Of Brilliance +8+
Maltese Cross +8
Balzac +9
Alderman +13
ATaste Of Glory +19
Poker +23
At present the 3 y o colts look much of a muchness .
The figure for Causeway is 8f form .
Fourth at Chantilly A Boy Named Susie paid a compliment to Christmas Day .
If Action runs he is likely to shorten up as many will spot the line with Benvenuto Cellini and Hawk Mountain .
From the original 10 on the "sure to get the trip , engaged at Epsom and The Curragh " list just four remain
Benvenuto Cellini
Pierre Bonnard
Bay Of Brilliance
Christmas Day . I am going to throw a few quid at a Tricast / forecast combination . Just in case .
In fact only seven qualified ,, the other three were Raheeb , Joulany and Port Ferdinand . The last named has earned a rating of 92 .
Some people worry that Colin Keane is inexperienced over the Derby course . The following might well have been trying Epsom for the first time :
Yes St Martin
T P Glennon
Willie Shoemaker
Mickael Barzalona
The great Paddy Beggy and the very likeable Emmet McNamara
I would have no worries about Colin Keane .
As for handling the track Lester said that if they are good enough they will handle it .
And for the Lingfield form my concern is that the third horse holds it back . Balzac became upset before the race and pulled his chance away during it . Under the circumstances a Derby winner should have finished more than seven lengths in front of him . The trainer of Balzac says that he was short of a gallop at Lingfield .
Last season was dreadful for young Hannon . His babies were useless but now he is back on song I would not write off Alderman with respect to the place only markets . With interpolation it would be easy to push the horse up a few pounds .
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Calandagan 0
Bay City Roller 0
Lambourn +3
Jan Breugel +4
Convergent +5
Illinois +6
The figure for Bay City Roller is from Munich on heavy ground , it is not from his close second to Daryz . He has not got the class of Calandagan but he is not without his chance .
This should make you choke . I thought it looked like a duel between Gethin and Ombudsman ,
Bedouin Prince 0
Almeric +1
Gethin +4+
Wimbledon Hawkeye +4
Arabian Light +4
Ombudsman +6
The top figure is from handicap form and I suppose he could be there to help the favourite . A very interesting event . The favourite has to be taken on .
Gstaad 0
Alparslan 0
Power Blue +1
Distant Storm +2
Neolithic +4
Thesecretadversary +5
Pacific Avenue +7
Go Just Do It +7+
Take Charge Star +11+
Bamako Beach +12+
The favourite is a lay , 4/9 is a joke .
Clearly Robson thinks Power Blue did not run his race at HQ and the same goes for Fozzy Stack with his charge .
The 10f horses came to the fore at Newmarket .
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True Love 0
Precise +1
Beautify +2
America Queen +4
Magny Cours +5
Kensington Lane +5
Black Caviar Gold +6
Hope Queen +7
Abashiri +8+
Pivotal Attack +8
Sinmara +10
Sukampa +11
Beautify was second to Precise with Venetian Sun 2 1/2 lengths back in third last season . That is why she is so high in the list and she could be place value . 33/1 with Betfair so probably 50/1 or better elsewhere .
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Bay City Roller 0
Minnie Hauk +2
Almaqam +4
Saddadd +7
Royal Rhyme +7
Green Impact +7
Edward Hamilton +7
Tiberius Thunder +11
Amelia Earhart 0
Sugar Island 0
Venetian Lace +2
Legacy Link +2
A La Prochaine +3
On Message +4
K Sarra +4
Thundering On +5
Cameo +6
Beautify was probably flattered and is unlikely to get home .
Amelia Earhart looks short . Plenty of ability but she could boil over .
The figure for Precise goes beyond the norm but the form can not be read any other way . One "expert " , after a visit to Ballydoyle , said the vibes were that she was not ready yet . To this rank amateur she looked plenty ready enough even though both horse and rider looked untidy in the last furlong .
Zeus Olympios 0
Notable Speech +1
More Thunder +2
Ciceros Gift +3
Sahlan +4
Damysus +4
The Lion In Winter +5
Jonquil +5
Dancing Gemini +5
Mississippi River +8
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Take a look at a replay of this year's Greenham . At 6f there is precious little between Albert Einstein and Aqpan .
Christmas Day 0
Action +2
AlZanati +4
Wise Prince +6+
Morshdi +6
Guildmaster +8
Kings Trail +9+
Item +10
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Royal Fixation 0
Albert Epstein +3
Song Of The Clyde +4
Wise Approach +6
Egoli +7
Super Soldier +8
Havana Hurricane +8
Ardisia +8
Aqpan +9
The bottom one could be interesting at a price . I was of the opinion that he needed the run last time for although he had won prior to Newbury he was long odds on to do so and might not have worked up a sweat in the process . The trainer thinks otherwise and is bringing him back to 6f . However there is no denying that Aqpan was drawn on the wrong side in The Greenham . 2lb to a length so he has to find 4 1/2 of them to be in the shake up . He is 25/1 with Betfair so he might be a doubtful runner . He is one to keep on the right side of .
Cameo 0
Bloom +1
Amoral Queen +3
Prizeland +3
Romantic Symphony +5
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Maho Bay 0
Isaac Newton +1
Bay Of Brilliance +2
Balzac +3
Maltese Cross +5
A Taste Of Glory +9
Balzac could be overpriced here . When he was third to Maltese Cross the Haggas runner hod the benefit of a run . His latest effort might turn out to be pretty good .
The favourite has to be underpriced given the Appleby form .
At face value Joulaney did nothing to help the Maltese Cross form and Bay Of Brilliance is weak in the market .
Shayem did nothing for the Isaac Newton form .
Constitution River 0
Shayem +1
Flushing Meadows +1
Golden Story +8+
Morshdi +10
Generic +10
Benvenuto Cellini consolidated his position in the Derby market . What the run was worth I do not know but I suspect that it was his best performance so far . If he handles the preliminaries he will be hard to beat .
The filly won nicely but do not forget that Sugar Island was carrying a penalty .