Rizz is having a night away from racing this evening, so I've stepped in to cover in his absence until he returns tomorrow with Monday's card.
Rizz was unable to land a blow with his three selections on Saturday, with his main fancy in the big sprint running a disappointing race under jockey Billy Loughnane. Rizzel's other two selections ran to an okay level. Caballo De Mar looked to be easing into contention under Callum Sheppard, but found very little when push came to shove. Luna A Inbhir ran another good race to finish second, but the eventual winner bounced back to form and was never getting caught as they went for home.
I'm covering the Lucky 15 thread as well as the main this evening, and due to the lack of racing in the UK, I've decided to concentrate on the York meeting for the Lucky 15 side of things. I've gone to France for my sole play on the main thread.
Cairnzy's Racing Tips
Map Of Stars 5/1 – Longchamp 1.33
The Prix Foy looks extremely competitive, and you can easily make claims for most in this field. The Fabre yard is in good nick, and Sosie is probably a worthy favourite on paper despite a below-par display last time out.
Los Angeles steps back up in trip, which looks the best move for a horse who enjoys a stiffer test of stamina. I actually thought Los Angeles had the best C&D form compared to this field, and you can argue 9/2 is probably a decent bet with Christophe Soumillon taking over in the saddle from the injured Ryan Moore.
Ed Walker sends over Almaqam with William Buick booked for the ride. I like Almaqam; he is a good horse, but I thought 3/1 was a tad short, as I think he'll struggle a tad against this sort of opposition.
The horse I finally decided to go for was the Graffard-trained Map Of Stars. Rizz tipped Map Of Stars up recently when he was sent to contest a Group 1 in Germany. That particular Group 1 was more than winnable; however, he could only manage a second-place finish on that occasion. With that said, I don't think James Doyle gave my selection a good ride that day. He was positioned towards the rear of the field and was taken wide before making his challenge down the straight. Map Of Stars did eat up the ground when sent for the line, but he gave up far too much ground. I'm hoping the Doyler can make amends for a poorly judged ride last time out, as I feel Map Of Stars will enjoy this further test of stamina on ground conditions that will suit.
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