Solow

Able Friend looks excellent and this race should be the best of Ascot. Toormore could be interested I reckon Hughesy will have a few this week as it's his last Ascot.

of course ,everything can be beaten at RA

Would had preferred Solow to be in the 1m2f race, Able Friend fan here.

He's been so impressive this season,Blistering turn of foot,Amazing to think this Horse has won over 1m 4f and even ran over 1m 7f,
Been by Singspiel you can understand why! I wouldn't imagine Singspeil has produced many top class Milers!!
I just think he'll be far too good for anything in the race.

Has Solow got one piece of form that makes him worthy of the reputation he has ?. He hasnt and he has Maxime Guyon to contend with as well.
He may be atop horse but its highly likely that he isnt, if he is a top horse he has yet to prove it.

Jeez you'd swear Solow has been beating Trees with a statement like that!!
You can tell a classy horse with your eye,Not always about what a Horse has beaten.

does look a 2 horse race .....hard to see any of the others being good enough.........toss of a coin

1.5 faster than standard at Longchamp pulling up 1/2 furlong from home in a G1...proof ?

are any firms going a standout price on him

High class in my book (Solow) expect him to win the Q A 2moro.
Just hope they go some kind of gallop & this does not turn into a 3f sprint

Cant see Able Friend getting near Solow.

The way I'm looking at this is Solows last 3 runs are his best ever, I'm sure that's what most people are basing his prospects on. He beat Veda by a half length, Veda couldn't be found in the breeeders cup, he beat that absolute screw the grey gatsby , who subsequently got run over in Ireland, and he beat a 9yo cirrus des aigles last time out, a horse who shamed himself under his optimum conditions at the end of last season in Ascot. I just don't get this Solow and as for this Hong Kong thing, leave me alone . Night of Thunder has plenty of form tied in with Kingman, and admittedly was inferior to kingman, but not that much, and one things certain kingman would be 2/5 to beat Solow.

but there is a form line with  Sommerabend. Beaten 2L's by both, when Night O T was 3rd but Solow beat him 2L doing handstands.

bit anorakish but there is also a line through Integral that gives Solow the clear beating of N.O.T.

the bet in this race is surely N O T to place at 1.8? can not kick him out the 3. You'd expect solow to be in the 3 but able friend could blow out. He's beaten tormoore every time they've faced each other and the rest with a fair clean run shouldn't be a worry. opinions?

Your logic is sound but I am wary of Doyle. It  may be losses talking but he seems to be tactically poor or at least gets it wrong too often for my liking. But on the face of it surely NoT PLACES.

I couldn't agree more with the doyle factor.Its just look at 5 out of 6 of his last runs.. beta kingman, 2nd to kingman, mile 2 flop then beat twice half a length by charm spirit where both times left with feeling was unlucky in way race panned out. Then last time looked best of horse by a way and got tired, and surprisingly lockinge is working out. I try to base my bets on facts but with a jockey like doyle you'd have to be ignorant to not be worried in a race that looks likely to have one front runner glory awaits, with hughes trying to get first run on toormore you can just picture doyle getting caught out in a sprint now

Theres not much between NOT and TOOMORE, theres a chance he'll get 3rd assuming the front 2 show up. Personally I think theres a chance Able Friend will bomb, travel, straight tracks are funny too sometimes.

Got a feeling a stiff straight mile on decent ground brings out the best in NOT....the Lockinge an excellent breeding ground for the Queen Anne too....

He's got a bit to find but not that much....Solow still has to prove he can win a G1 over 1 mile while this is a bit different from Sha Tin for Able Friend....I mean that in terms of the track and the competition.

They are both class horses but my feeling is that this isn't as a good a spot for them as it will be for NOT.

"He´s among the best I´ve ever trained for sure." None other than Freddie. 1

*Freddie Head

exactly the horse that has nothing to prove and always runs his race is NOT

NoT has a best TopSpeed of 109 in the GUINEAS   where he hung so ought to improve a bit on that at some point(Toormore best 100) but Solow's is 112 and in achieving that the inrace comment reads '...coasted home towards finish'. For me he is going to show he is an exceptional horse today.

N O T to place, ew and without fav for me

Able Friend for me GL All

well done lads....

Classy and at his minimum trip