Big Saturday of Racing ahead, especially with the flat season closing with the Champions Day meeting at Ascot. Do have a couple of picks for the day which look worthwhile but, as with plenty of saturday racing there's a lot of tight/big field racing so be mindful of that & the day should be enjoyed for what it is, particularly at Ascot. If interested in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot have a look at the runner by runner preview below. Here are the few picks for today;
Ascot -
14:55 TALENT EW 4/1 = PLACED
ALSO
14:55 TALENT TO PLACE (finish in top 3) 5/6 (betfair) = WON
Ralph Becketts Filly comes into this as one of the most fancied & it is really hard to argue with that, Especially since she seemed to be back to herself when finishing an excellent second in the St Leger not too long ago. Her most impressive run to date came when she came from last to first & absolutely bolted up to win the Epsom Oaks & for me that run looks really good in relation to today's race. She proved in the St leger when the ground was pretty much soft that she can thrive on it so there should be no worries there & the manner in which she travelled so strongly into the St Leger is also another big positive. Dropping back to 12 furlongs today looks to be ideal & the conditions are not all that different from when she routed home in the Oaks. Don't get me wrong this is a top group 1 race & there are plenty of others in with a shout & deserve their place among the line up but for me if Talent is as well as she showed herself to be at Doncaster then she can reproduce the sort of display shown in the Oaks & holds big claims in this one. While some of you might think 4/1 is too short for an EW i think its worthwhile since if he finished in the places you are only losing a very small percentage of your stake so its pretty much money back. Also the 'to place' market on betfair looks worthwhile despite being just odds on, this filly looks to have a big shout for the place money.
Wolverhampton -
19:20 BOROUGH BOY WIN 2/1 = WON
5 Furlong maiden for this one & it looks a good opportunity for BOROUGH BOY to get seriously competitive once again. He finished runner up in a similar sort of race over C&D 7 days ago & in fact had a few of today's runners in behind him on that occasion. His profile doesn't exactly jump out at you but he is becoming more consistent finishing 2nd 4th & 3rd in his last 3 races with this one looking just about one of his easier tasks. He travelled into the race well last week & hit the front towards the end but just found one to good & was headed by a Mick Shannon runner towards the finish, in fairness there doesn't look to be anyone as good as his conqueror from last week in tonights line up. Joint top weight, but this was the case last week & in fact he is actually giving a couple of his rivals whom he beat home on that run a few less pounds so that should be viewed as a positive. Overall this looks a very good opportunity for BOROUGH BOY & if he is able to replicate last weeks run he can go close again & at 2/1 looks worth the punt.
SEE THE POST JUST BELOW FOR THE RUNNER BY RUNNER PREVIEW OF THE GROUP 1 QUEEN ELIZABETH II STAKES AT ASCOT
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