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Connections of Hoof It are wary of the threat posed by Mayson but believe their charge is the one to beat in the Duke of York Stakes at York on Wednesday (Both 4/1 Joint Favourites with bet365).
The five-year-old enjoyed a record weight carrying victory in the Stewards’ Cup at Goodwood in what was a superb campaign last summer, which included two other victories.
Hoof It also demonstrated his ability in the Sprint Cup at Haydock, being edged out in a three-way finish to finish a narrow third to Dream Ahead and Bated Breath.
David Easterby, assistant trainer to his father Mick, is now relishing the prospect of Wednesday’s race on the Knavesmire and believes Hoof It, to be ridden by Ryan Moore, is the best horse in the contest.
“He’s in cracking order and he’s worked three times,” said Easterby.
“We’ve taken him over to Tim Easterby’s and we’ve raced him on the grass at home, which was soft so he’s had his toe in.
“I am slightly worried that Mayson hasn’t done a thing wrong so far this year, but we’re going there with probably the horse to beat.”
Last year’s Golden Jubilee Stakes winner Society Rock is next best in the betting at 11/2 with bet365, with The Cheka on offer at 10/1 and both Definightly and Restiadargent available at 12/1.
Trainer Richard Hannon says current 8/1 shot Strong Suit is in good shape ahead of his renewal with the unbeaten Frankel in the JLT Lockinge Stakes at Newbury later this month.
Hannon’s charge was well beaten when up against Sir Henry Cecil’s Frankel (2/5 favourite with bet365) in the Greenham Stakes at the Berkshire track just over 12 months ago, finishing last on that day.
However, he recovered to impress in victories in the Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot, the Lennox Stakes at Glorious Goodwood and Newmarket’s Challenge Stakes.
Now he is preparing for his first outing this season in the JLT Lockinge Stakes on May 19 and Hannon says he is in good form although he would benefit from warmer weather and the ground drying up ahead of the race.
He said on his personal website: “We are hoping that it might have stopped raining by then and that the ground could start to dry up, but Strong Suit is in good form and did a nice piece of work with Libranno up at Everleigh on Tuesday morning.”
Last season’s Dewhurst winner Parish Hall was a notable absentee from the final declarations for the Qipco 2,000 Guineas on Saturday, for which Camelot is a strong 5/4 favourite with bet365, due to concerns about soft ground.
The going for the meeting was eased to ‘Soft’ on Thursday after an inch of rain although Newmarket director of racing Michael Prosser is expecting the ground to improve due to dry forecasts.
“We are now forecast largely dry conditions through to the end of the Guineas meeting with the possibility of a light shower today and tomorrow, but dry on Saturday,” he told At The Races.
“Quite remarkably there is even a grass frost forecast on Saturday morning and Sunday morning. What that tells us is that we will have clear skies and therefore it will be dry, so I expect the track to improve.
“I expect it to improve back to good to soft potentially before Saturday itself for the first day of the Guineas Festival.
“The forecast for Sunday mirrors Saturday which is basically dry.”
Camelot has been handed stall 12 with Born To Sea (7/1 with bet365) given stall 14, Top Offer (9/1) in nine, while Ptolemaic (100/1) is in one with Trumpet Major (9/1) in 18.
With the Godolphin pair of Mandaean and Mighty Ambition not declared, Frankie Dettori will partner the Jeremy Noseda-trained Talwar (33/1).
Trainer Ralph Beckett says 8/1 shot Moonstone Magic (bet365) is suited to the potentially slow ground at Newmarket this weekend after being included among 21 entries for the 2000 Guineas.
Beckett’s charge is among those fancied to run well on Sunday in the Classic after he was added to the list at the confirmation stage, largely due to the fact more wet weather is predicted in the build-up to the race this week.
A ‘soft’ or ‘good-to-soft’ going would suit the Fred Darling Stakes winner and Beckett is hopeful his horse will run well, even though the advanced going is set at ‘good’ with just under a week to go.
“They are forecast more rain over the next 36 hours with showers for the weekend,” said Beckett.
“Newmarket say it will be good ground at best and it is a shade of odds-on to be slower than that given the forecast, in which case we really felt we should run.
“It may be quick running her back again, but she seems to have recovered from her exertions at Newbury so it is the right thing to do.”
Bet365 makes Maybe their ante-post favourite at 6/4 after the filly went through her juvenile campaign unbeaten, winning five times, culminating in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh at the end of August.
Other leading fancies for the race at this stage include Discourse (6/1), Lyric of Light (8/1), while Diala (16/1) and Grey Pearl (25/1) could be lively outsiders.
Galaxy Rock, Tidal Bay and West End Rocker all share early favouritism (8/1 with bet365) for the bet365 Gold Cup Chase at Sandown on Saturday after 25 entries were declared at this stage.
Several horses that failed to complete the Grand National a fortnight ago are included in the list for the race, including the well-fancied West End Rocker, Rare Bob (20/1), Vic Venturi (33/1), Viking Blond (20/1) and Deep Purple (16/1).
Jonjo O’Neill’s Galaxy Rock, who was pulled up in last weekend’s Scottish National, is among the top contenders while Paul Nicholls’ Tidal Bay, who is carrying top weight along with Aldertune (16/1), is also expected to run well.
The Sandown meeting acts as the finale of the jumps season and is likely to be a keenly-fought race with Dover’s Hill, a recent course winner, on offer at 12/1.
Nigel Twiston-Davies’ main hope in the race is Midlands National runner-up Major Malarkey (10/1), while he also has Viking Blond running among the 25 declared.
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Horse Racing | Horse Racing Betting News | April 23, 2012 14:25 |
Most Improved remains the second favourite for the 2012 2000 Guineas at 9/2 with bet365 despite being pulled out of his intended reappearance at Thursday’s Craven meeting at Newmarket.
Brian Meehan’s charge finished third in last season’s Dubai Dewhurst Stakes and had been the subject of support for the Guineas, although his participation at Newmarket is now in doubt.
Most Improved had been the strong favourite for the Novae Bloodstock Insurance Craven Stakes on his seasonal bow but has been taken out after reportedly being slightly lame on his near foreleg as he was being prepared for departure.
Connections are hopeful that the setback is not too serious and that he will be able to line up for the Classic on May 5.
Meehan told his official website: “Obviously at this stage his participation is open to question.
“We will closely monitor the situation in conjunction with the vets, and as soon as they have cleared him, we will keep everyone informed.”
Camelot remains the favourite for the 2000 Guineas at 9/4 with bet365, although his participation has not been confirmed yet, while Top Offer is on offer at 5/1 and Born To Sea at 7/1.
Neptune Collonges, who is trained by Paul Nicholls, produced a major upset to beat off the field and win the John Smith’s Grand National on Saturday and is now 25/1 with bet365 to repeat the feat next year.
The 11-year-old was an outsider going into the race, starting the day at 33/1, but in true National style, he upset the odds to give Nicholls his first Grand National winner as a trainer.
The grey, who is owned by John Hales, looked strong throughout the race and jockey Daryl Jacob rode him perfectly as he remained amongst the leaders going into the final turn.
Sunnyhillboy looked set for the win after breaking free in the closing stages before Neptune Collonges caught up with him to nip ahead of the nine-year-old and claim the biggest win of his career.
Jacob was understandably overcome with emotion at the end of the race and said it was up there with his best moments in racing.
“You can’t beat this,” he said. “I was on a tough horse and I said to Paul that one day I would ride you a National winner.
“That was two years ago and now I’ve done it.”
Sunnyhillboy is 16/1 joint favourite with bet365 to win the 2013 Grand National along with third placed Seabass.
Jockey Tom Scudamore believes Junior is perfectly suited to Aintree and has tipped the 12/1 shot with bet365 to win Saturday’s big race, the Grand National.
The nine-year-old has been gearing up for this race for the past 12 months having already crossed the line first at Royal Ascot and the Cheltenham Festival.
Junior would become the first horse to complete a hat-trick of that type and the David Pipe-trained entry looks to be in with a serious shout of success.
Junior has run in a Newbury hurdle race and finished a close second in Doncaster’s Grimthorpe Chase this year, two performances which have given his stable hope he can land the big one.
Scudamore is optimistic about his chances of riding the winner, claiming his ability to cope with the big occasion could make the difference.
“He’s always struck me as an ideal National type. He’s very similar to the likes of Blowing Wind and Bindaree in that he’s a very intelligent horse to ride and very straightforward,” he told At The Races.
“He can cope with the big occasion having won at Royal Ascot and at the Cheltenham Festival – he’s just a big occasion horse and thrives on it.
“Junior is certainly a very intelligent horse and I don’t see any reason why he wouldn’t take to Liverpool and thrive on it.”
Gold Cup champion Synchronised looks set to go off as the 7/1 favourite with bet365 as the Jonjo O’Neill-entry looks to emulate Golden Miller by winning the two big steeplechases of the year.
Elsewhere, female jockeys Katie Walsh and Nina Carberry could make history as they bid to become the first women to ride a National on Seabass (20/1) and Organisedconfusion (14/1) respectively.
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Aintree Grand National | Horse Racing Betting News | April 13, 2012 18:43 |
Trainer Jonjo O’Neill believes Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Synchronised may never have a better chance to secure a famous double by winning the Grand National at Aintree next week (Synchronised 7/1 favourite with bet365 to win the Grand National).
Owner JP McManus has yet to decide whether to field the nine-year in the famous steeplechase on Saturday.
Champion jockey Tony McCoy powered to victory with Synchronised at Cheltenham last month and the 37-year-old, who won the National with Don’t Push It in 2010, is lined up to ride him again at Aintree.
No horse has both the Gold Cup and National in the same season since Golden Miller in 1934, meaning Synchronised is standing on the verge of history should he be entered in the race.
O’Neill is desperate for the horse to ride on Merseyside, as he feels he may never be in such good form again.
“This is his game, his distance and I might never have him in this form again,” said O’Neill.
“The four-week gap after Cheltenham is a big advantage and he came out of it buzzing. Logically, he should run.
“If he’d finished second, third or fourth in the Gold Cup there wouldn’t even be a discussion. But he won it and that’s the thing.
“You just want to put him in a glass cage so nothing happens to him.”
Bet365 have the David Pipe-trained Junior as 9/1 second favourite with five horses – including last year’s winner Ballabriggs – tied third favourite at 12/1.
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