chaumi
Rookie
There will definitely be one or two worth considering at bigger prices in the Magnet, but the outlier for me at current odds looks to be Oviedo, with 25s available at Corals, PP, Ladbrokes, and BF Sportsbook.
Clearly that's on the back of two 'less than promising' runs so far this season, but on last year's best you might be thinking close on half that was not unreasonable.
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Notre Belle Bete also looks big enough at 40-1 for a small interest, though I'm thinking 50 or 66 might be possible on the day. Hard to see him winning, but wasn't ready when done 3 lengths over a mile at Epsom after a break ( too short as well, which makes that an even better looking run), and may still not have been quite at peak at Ascot but stuck on well enough to hold 5th. I suspect some rain might not go amiss and it would be nice to see him held a little further back than in recent races and try to emulate the 6 May 23 Newmarket run.
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Padhishak is a best-priced 50 with a couple, but anyone's guess whether it's DOM's intent to run well.
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I think Silver Sword is up to this if getting fast ground. Yesterday's run was pretty dire but, although SS does have some soft ground form, the yard have always believed he'll show his colours best on fast. The debate is arguably 'was yesterday's performance fully due to the ground, or is SS just totally out of form, or has the trainer been playing a game of 'let's just get him ready for a York big bang mid-summer'. And there is no clear answer. Which makes the current 25/33 look like an insult to punters. If Dylan Cunha lets him go to York with only a week's break, and if it's on the fastish side, Silver may well be up to running a good race. But you wouldn't want to be taking anything less than 66-1 once it's known he definitely goes.
Clearly that's on the back of two 'less than promising' runs so far this season, but on last year's best you might be thinking close on half that was not unreasonable.
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Notre Belle Bete also looks big enough at 40-1 for a small interest, though I'm thinking 50 or 66 might be possible on the day. Hard to see him winning, but wasn't ready when done 3 lengths over a mile at Epsom after a break ( too short as well, which makes that an even better looking run), and may still not have been quite at peak at Ascot but stuck on well enough to hold 5th. I suspect some rain might not go amiss and it would be nice to see him held a little further back than in recent races and try to emulate the 6 May 23 Newmarket run.
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Padhishak is a best-priced 50 with a couple, but anyone's guess whether it's DOM's intent to run well.
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I think Silver Sword is up to this if getting fast ground. Yesterday's run was pretty dire but, although SS does have some soft ground form, the yard have always believed he'll show his colours best on fast. The debate is arguably 'was yesterday's performance fully due to the ground, or is SS just totally out of form, or has the trainer been playing a game of 'let's just get him ready for a York big bang mid-summer'. And there is no clear answer. Which makes the current 25/33 look like an insult to punters. If Dylan Cunha lets him go to York with only a week's break, and if it's on the fastish side, Silver may well be up to running a good race. But you wouldn't want to be taking anything less than 66-1 once it's known he definitely goes.