Desperate Dan
Senior Jockey
Top man, Slim.
Filling my boots with 6/1 Beckford.
Annoyed that Pricewise has put up the Beckford - Commander Griglo formline in the Railway Stakes tomorrow. It's the race of the week by a mile. The original front 3 in the market were crazy short. There is no way the Ballydoyle duo should have such a big price discrepancy given Murillo (Scat Daddy) needs fast group and makes a quick reappearance after Ascot. Rostropovich at 12/1 is a much better bet as he's so unexposed and is likely to be ridden closer the pace. Overall I want to be with Beckford at 6/1 as his maiden win was super impressive and he's improved for it. He smashed Monkeylou on the gallops on Tuesday. Commander Grigilo will need to improve but you can't say one is the wrong price and not the other. I'd have had them 4/1 and 11/2 in the betting.
That's what a real gallop report looks like too...
Stanghow ran a lovely race to get placed at 16/1. Just got done for a bit of speed in final 50 yards.Drawn 7 though, makes it very tough over 5f at Chester.
I have Waldgeist at 4s for the Derby and have added Capri at 11s. He was all over the place coming down the hill at Epsom and finished quite well with that taken into account - seems overpriced.
I have Waldgeist at 4s for the Derby and have added Capri at 11s. He was all over the place coming down the hill at Epsom and finished quite well with that taken into account - seems overpriced.
Full Of Promise (4.30) showed improved form for the step up to 1m latest. With plenty of pace in the race, she ought to live up to her name again today.
9/2 in places.
Bugger! :surrender:
Bugger! :surrender: