If you're very much into backing shorter-priced horses, Royal Ascot has been for you this year.
There have been nine winning favourites, and I'd say 90% of the races haven't actually been a ‘race'. The winners have been winning easily, and it's not a great spectacle. Obviously, if you're backing the winners, you will not care the slightest, but it hasn't been a festival for looking outside of the box like it usually is.
Signora 15/8 (2pt) – Ascot 2.30 (Albany Stakes Group 3)
In terms of the opening races, I don't think I have been as confident as I am in Signora. In my opinion, this could win this race with a serious amount of authority.
I really rate the Lady Iman form line, and I think Lady Iman is a serious juvenile sprinter, but I think Signora could be better. This filly has an amazing pedigree and was pitched into the deep end by Aidan on debut. He hasn't done it much this year, but he put Signora into a Group 3 on debut, and she ran with plenty of credit. In my opinion, she was the best horse in the race. The Lady Iman form has already been franked for Royal Ascot, with True Love winning on Day 2.
Signora wasn't the pick of Ryan Moore on debut, and she was a decent price of 12/1. Wayne Lordan held her up at the rear of the field and gradually brought her into contention. She travelled like a horse with a lot of speed, and she stayed on towards the end. Wayne wasn't hard on her, and it was definitely about getting experience. With that experience, I think she will be a tough nut to crack and can reverse the form with the runner-up (Green Sense).
Last year's winner from Aidan's yard won the Group 3 that Signora contested on debut. Fairy Godmother looked like a smart horse at RA last year, but won that Naas sprint on her second start. It's promising that she has gone down the same route.
I mentioned her pedigree at the start, she is by Frankel and out of Heartache, who was a very good sprinter for Clive Cox. I am tempted to back her for the 1000 Guineas Antepost at 33/1, as if she wins this, that price will be halved. Obviously, antepost betting is very risky, and you can multiply that by backing an Aidan O'Brien horse, as it is pretty much the luck of the draw which horse goes where due to him having so many top horses.
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I am advising the other horses from the other threads as singles as well…
3.05 – Babouche 9/2 (1pt)
3.40 – French Duke 13/2 (0.5pt EW, 5pl)
4.20 – Falakeyah 5/2 (2pt)
5.00 – Oolong Poobong 12/1 (0.5pt EW, 6pl)
5.35 – Zahrann 10/3 (1pt)
6.10 – Adrestia 15/2 (0.5pt EW, 6pl)
As always, stick your fancies in the comments, and well done to all of you who have managed to pick out the winners. Especially, if you have gotten the races without the favourites.
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