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All prices with Corals. Any early fancies? I think the King George market is likely change a lot. For instance Soldier Of Fortune is far more likely to turn up in this than the mare Peeping Fawn while I couldn’t have the Dubai winner as the favourite.

Lockinge Stakes:

Cesare 6/1
Creachadoir 6/1
Tariq 6/1
Duke of Marmalade 7/1
Pipedreamer 10/1
Haradasun 14/1
Passager 14/1
Arabian Gleam 16/1
Finsceal Beo 16/1
Honoured Guest 16/1
Phoenix Tower 16/1
Astronomer Royal 20/1
Rob Roy 20/1
Linngari 25/1
Majestic Roi 25/1
Royal Oath 25/1
War Artist 25/1
Dark Islander 50/1

Prince Of Wales Stakes

Ramonti 5/1
Sun Classique 5/1
Literato 7/1
Peeping Fawn 7/1
Daiwa Scarlet 10/1
Ask 12/1
Duke of Marmalade 12/1
Loup Breton 12/1
Matsurida Gogh 14/1
Red Rocks 14/1
Casino Prince 20/1
Multidimensional 20/1
West Wind 20/1
Passage of Time 25/1
Pressing 25/1
Silver Pivotal 25/1
Archipenko 33/1
Kandidate 33/1

King Stand:

Benbaun 8/1
Takeover Target 8/1
Dandy Man 10/1
Kingsgate Native 10/1
Fleeting Spirit 14/1
Magnus 16/1
Winker Watson 16/1
Enticing 20/1
Rowe Park 20/1
Desert Lord 25/1
Moorhouse Lad 25/1
Smart Enough 25/1
Captain Gerrard 33/1
Judd Street 33/1
Sonny Red 33/1
Tax Free 33/1

King George:

Sun Classique 6/1
New Approach 8/1
Peeping Fawn 8/1
Soldier of Fortune 10/1
Ask 12/1
Youmzain 12/1
Zambezi Sun 12/1
Lucarno 14/1
Sagara 14/1
Daiwa Scarlet 16/1
Matsurida Gogh 16/1
Red Rocks 16/1
Twice Over 16/1
Meisho Samson 20/1
Curtain Call 25/1
Maraahel 25/1
Roc De Cambes 25/1
Washington Irvine 33/1

Ascot Gold Cup:

Yeats 5/2
Septimus 3/1
Mahler 10/1
Honolulu 14/1
Regal Flush 16/1
Allegretto 20/1
Geordieland 20/1
Royal And Regal 20/1
Sergeant Cecil 20/1
Veracity 20/1
Carte Diamond 33/1
Percussionist 50/1
Tungsten Strike 50/1

Golden Jubillee:

Sacred Kingdom 5/1
Sakhee's Secret 6/1
Absolute Champion 10/1
Takeover Target 10/1
Winker Watson 12/1
Benbaun 14/1
Soldiers Tale 14/1
US Ranger 14/1
Balthazaar's Gift 16/1
Haatef 16/1
Magnus 20/1
Natagora 20/1
Universal Queen 20/1
Al Qasi 25/1
Asset 33/1
Sir Gerry 33/1
Tajdeef 33/1
Utmost Respect 33/1
Zidane 33/1
Swiss Franc 40/1
 
Very interesting markets. Can anyone tell me why Cesare is favourite for the Lockinge? absolutely bizarre.

Phoenix Tower is interesting if he runs in the lockinge.

Soldier of Fortune and Ask look good prices for the King George.
 
Over a mile and 10f the older horses look a really weak bunch. In fact the Golden Jubilee looks a far stronger race than the PoW at the moment. Weird.

Stand out prices for me:

Ask 12/1 KG
Finsceal Beo 16/1 Lockinge

Septimus should be favourite for the Gold Cup and i`m sure i saw a tempting 7/2 somewhere.
 
The Lockinge looks particularly dire and I agree with Euro that the price about Finsceal Beo is the most attractive.

Perhaps the only thing that would redeem it would be an authoritative performance from Duke of Marmalade.
 
Andrew, I take your point about Cesare. At 7 he's hardly open to much improvement but twice last year he finished 1 and 1/4 lengths behind Ramonti which is the best mile form there is and there's no Ramonti in the race, hence the 6/1.

Early days but I'll put up Fleeting Spirit 14s for the K. Stand
Ask 12s for K. George
and Soldier's Tale for a repeat in G. Jub. at 14/1 ??
 
Yes, but using collateral form with Ramonti is dangerous as he's not the sort prone to wide-margin wins, impressive as he may be.
 
Originally posted by Andrew Hurley@Apr 9 2008, 08:26 AM
Yes, but using collateral form with Ramonti is dangerous as he's not the sort prone to wide-margin wins, impressive as he may be.
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depends on how you view it - as with Moscow Flyer, I would see that as being a factor that would result in a rating lower than he is capable of if push came to shove. The horses behind shouldn't be affected imo?
 
Has there been much/any interest in these markets yet tdk? Or do they only really pick up after the Guineas/Derby?
 
I'm not a bookies PR man, so I can tell the truth :laughing:

They have indeed been quiet so far although we have laid a couple of decent bets - the biggest being on Sakhee's Secret in the Golden Jubilee at 6-1.

We go up with the races to whet people's appetite for the flat season as much as anything else and interest usually picks up when horses have a run under their belt and are definitely targeted at the various races.
 
Originally posted by tdk@Apr 12 2008, 06:29 PM

although we have laid a couple of decent bets - the biggest being on Sakhee's Secret in the Golden Jubilee at 6-1.
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Can't believe anyone wants to back a horse for serious money not knowing ground conditions etc, and i can't believe anyone in their right mind would want to back this one knowing what happened at Haydock


Corals, Laddies etc must LOVE IT
 
I can't believe anyone with a genuine interest in racing could back a UK sprinter knowing that Absolute Champion, etc. will be coming over and if they don't the price is unlikely to get much shorter.
 
Things must be quiet in these markets, I see Corals have now priced up the 2 year old Queen Mary at Ascot already!
 
Yeats 5/2

Generous price for the Gold Cup.

This time last year he was closer to even money for the same race and the only danger to him this year would be Septimus. Connections are keen to win it for the third time so Septimus would be a unlikely runner assuming all is well with Yeats.
 
If they didn`t run Septimus for that reason it would be a very tainted win and furthermore i would expect a stony silence in the winners enclosure (not realistic i know)
 
Ascot ground gets very firm, Septimus did not come out of his race well at Doncaster after running on it..hence the reason he didn’t reappear.
 
Some talk about Septimus going for the Yorkshire Cup.

I would think they would keep him and Yeats separated thru the summer and then go head to head in the Irish St Leger.
 
A word of warning about Finsceal Beo -the owner was interviewed on local radio during the week and he said it would be The Curragh next with a trip to France during the summer.
 
I love the stayers' races and I'm very much looking forward to seeing Carte Diamond back in action over here.
He was away in Aus so long, he almost comes into the category of 'unexposed' now!
 
Does anyone know will Duke of Marmalade be going for the Lockinge? Definitely has enough class, and he strikes me as one who could very well turn consistent performances at 3 into a Group 1 win or two at four.
 
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