Fri 22nd June – Royal Ascot Pointers

Astrology – pic: Racing Post

Bad day on Thursday, no winners, just Bronze Angel 20/1 3rd.

ROYAL ASCOT

Please Note: These Pointers are based on the going hopefully being Soft.

2.30 (Group 3 Albany) Premier Steps (20/1) won 1-1 at Course on Soft, 5f though.  Newfangled (2/1) won on soft Ground at Distance.  All On Red (40/1) won on soft Ground at Distance, placed at Class 2.  Sendmylovetorose (14/1) won on soft Ground at Distance.

3.05 (Group 2 King Edward) Shantaram non runner so: Noble Mission won on soft Ground, won Listed race (4/1).  Astrology (5/4) place at Group 1, 2 & won Group 3, won on soft Ground.

Laugh Out Loud – pic: Sky Sports

3.45 (Group 1 Coronation) Laugh Out Loud (5/1) won 4 of 5 at Distance.  Homecoming Queen (7/2) won at Distance and Group 1.  Samitar (9/2) 25% win & 75% place at Distance, won Group 1.

4.25 (Listed Wolferton) Retrieve (16/1) won on heavy Ground & placed on soft, won & 43% place at Distance.  Qaraaba (8/1) won last 2 on soft Ground, won 2 of last 3 at Distance.

5.00 (Group 3 Queen’s Vase) No horse won at the Distance.  Athens (4/1) won on soft Ground & placed on heavy, placed at Group 3.  Macbeth (7/1) won on soft Ground & placed on heavy.

Global Village – pic: Msn Sport

5.25 (Class 2 Buckingham Palace) ‘Lottery race’, 30 runners… in no order: Thunderball (33/1) won last 2 on soft Ground, won at Course.  Global Village (10/1) won 2 of 3 on soft Ground, won last 2 at Distance, Course winner.  Primaeval (10/1) won 3 of last 4 at Distance, won at Class, placed at Course.  Bronze Prince  (25/1) won at Distance, at Class, at Course.

Prices are all Bet365

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Thurs 21st June – Royal Ascot Pointers

Sir Henry Cecil & Frankel – pic: Guardian

20/1 winner yesterday (Ceiling Kitty), Evens winner and So You Think/Carlton House forecast from 6 races.

Only a quick update today, looks mainly favourites day…

ROYAL ASCOT – Thursday

2.30 – Cay Verde (3/1) & Ahern (5/1)

3.50 – The Fugue (9/4) & Hazel Lavery (33/1)

3.45 – Fame And Glory (10/11) & Opinion Poll (5/1)

4.25 – Bronze Angel (20/1) & Chapter Seven (16/1) 

5.00 – Wrotham Heath (9/2) & Crius (14/1)

5.35 – Nicholascopernicus (6/1) & Rocktherunway (20/1)

Wed 20th April – Royal Ascot Pointers

Emulous

One winner yesterday 12/1, and the Frankel/Excelebration forecast & 16/1 place.

Anything could happen today… Lots of massive fields, but that also brings big prices.

ASCOT (Good)

2.30 (Class 1 Jersey Stakes) 26 runner race… Laffan (40/1) won last 2 on Ground, won last 2 at Distance.  Producer (20/1) won 4 of last 5 on Ground and Distance, won at Class.  Reply (7/1) 40% win & 80% place on Ground, won 1-1 at Distance, placed at Group 1 & 1 of only 2 horses to win a big field race.  Sovereign Debt (14/1) won 2-2 at Course, won 1-2 at Distance, won 2-4 on Ground.

3.05 (Group 2 Windsor Forest) Emulous (7/2) won 4-4 on Ground, won last 4 at Distance, won Group 1.  Nahrain (4/1) won 3-3 at Distance, won 2-3 on Ground, won & placed from 2 Group 1′s.  Chachamaidee (4/1) 83% place on Ground, 67% place at Distance, 21% win & 71% place at Class 1.  Law Of The Range (50/1) won 4 of last 7 at Distance, won 1-1 at Course, 25% win & 75% place at Class 1.

Carlton House

3.45 (Group 1 Prince of Wales) So You Think (Evens) 57% win & 86% place on Ground, 64% win at Distance, but not won in last 3, 60% win at Group 1.  Carlton House (3/1) won 2-2 at Distance, won 2-3 at Class 1.  Reliable Man (14/1) won 2-2 at Distance.

4.25 (Class 2 Royal Hunt Cup) 30 runners… Boom And Bust (22/1) won 4 of last 5 at Distance, won at Class.  Arabian Star (16/1) won & placed 3 times at Distance from 4 runs, won at Class.  King Torus (50/1) won 2-2 Group 2.  Edinburgh Knight (14/1) won & placed from 3 runs at Course, won at Class.  All 3 except King Torus won a big field race.

5.00 (Group 2 Queen Mary) 27 runners… Ceiling Kitty (14/1) won Listed Race, won on Ground & Distance.  Graphic Guest (8/1) only Course winner, won at Distance & Ground.

5.35 (Class 1 Sandringham)  Esentepe (11/1) 20% win & 60% place on Ground, 35% win & 75% place at Distance, won at Class.  Pimpernel (10/1) 33% win & 67% place on Ground, won at Class.  Falls Of Lora (20/1) won on Ground & at Distance, Course winner.

Tuesday 19th June – Royal Ascot Pointers

Frankel

The best meeting of the year in my opinion by a mile… Royal Ascot.

ASCOT (Good to Soft)

2.30 (Group 1 Queen Anne) Pretty obvious: Frankel won 2-2 on Ground, won 7-7 at Distance, won 6-6 at Group 1, won 3-3 at Course.  Excelebration untried on Ground, won 2 at Distance and 100% place also 100% place in Group 1, winning 1, placed 2-2 at Course.  (Recommendation: Forecast).

3.05 (Group 1 King’s Stand) Ortensia (5/1) won 5 times and 73% place on Ground, won 4 of 5 at Distance, won last 2 Group 1′s.  Little Bridge (11/1) won 5-7 at Distance.  Prohibit (14/1) won last 2 at Course including at Group 1.

Ortensia

3.45 (Group 1 St Jame’s Palace) Lucayan (11/1) won and placed from 2 runs on Ground, won last 2 and 100% place at Distance, won 1-1 at Group 1.  Power (10/3) 40% win & 80% place at Group 1, won 1-1 at Course, won 1-2 at Distance.

4.25 (Group 2 Coventry) Sir Prancealot (4/1) won at Class 1, won 1-1 at Distance.  Top Boy (66/1) placed at Class 1, placed on Ground, placed 2-4 at Distance, the only horse to previously ran at Course, finishing 4th.

5.00 (Class 2 Ascot Stakes) Veiled (9/1)  the only Distance winner, only Course winner, won at Class.

5.35 (Windsor Castle Listed Class 1) Smoothtalkinrascal (8/1) won on Ground & at Distance.  Mossgo (66/1) won on Ground & at Distance.  Bungle Inthejungle (14/1) won at Class 2, won last 2 at Distance

Prices = Bet365

Frederick Engels – Sold to race in Hong Kong

FREDERICK ENGELS winning Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot - pic: Guardian

Update: 28th Dec 2011:
Frederick Engels will keep the same race name, and will start racing in Hong Kong in the Spring 2012.

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Racing Post announced the shock news tonight, that “FREDERICK ENGELS isn’t expected to race ever again at a UK racecourse, after being sold by Pearl Bloodstock to race in Hong Kong”.

One of the best 2-year-old colts this season, he came to prominence winning the 5 furlong Windsor Castle Stakes, a Listed race at Royal Ascot in June, and then following that up less than a month later with the Group 2 TNT July Stakes at Newmarket over 6 furlongs.  Since then things have taken a downward turn.  I believe through no fault of the horse or trainer.  He went from winning his last 3 races in a row to finishing 6th and 5th in the races that followed.  Both of those surprise failures being in at the top-level.

In the days before his Royal Ascot success, he changed hands from his first owner Yorkshire-man Howard Wilson to Pearl Bloodstock Ltd, being bought on their behalf by David Redvers for a six-figure sum.  A big return for originally only costing him £12,000.

I thought straight away after this sale that things could change.  The first being the trainer.  On the basis the new owners might decide to be associated with a more ‘glamorous’ stable.  Even though David Brown thinks the world of the horse and had achieved a record of 1 win and two seconds from the horses first 3 races.

I’m no racing expert and don’t claim to be, but I felt the horse should have been rested after the Group 2 win at Newmarket.  5 races in the first 5 weeks of his racing career, surely his best was still to come next year?  As it was, it was decided Group 1 level was next on the agenda after a month break,  for the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.  A race that went wrong for a couple of reasons… Jockey Johnny Murtagh managed to get in a bad position from leaving the stalls, getting boxed in with nowhere to go, and when a gap did finally appear the door was firmly shut when the Kevin Manning ridden Parish Hall bumped the horse into the rail.

FREDERICK ENGELS winning at Newmarket

Only two weeks later it was try for a Group 1 win yet again. France bound this time.  The better option must have been the Gimcrack at York? Only an hour up the A1 from the trainers base.  But that race was only a Group 2.

Frederick Engels finished a place better this time, 5th, but was never in the race. From leaving the stalls, to finishing the race he went the same pace, and never picked up when asked to ‘go’.  This was explained after the race as a respiratory infection.

These are just my views,  I don’t expect you to agree with me, or even think I’m right.  My main point is, I think maybe the horse has been rushed into winning a Group 1 race by the new owners? Now a better revenue option has come along, and for that they didn’t even need to race him.

His departure will be a loss to UK horse racing, and in particular next years big 3 year-old races.  The son of Iceman was one of my favourite horses.  Let’s hope Frederick Engels gets back to winning ways when he starts racing in Hong Kong.

Article by @MartWes

Windsor Castle Stakes 2011 – Winner: FREDERICK ENGELS Video Here

Lolly For Dolly – Retired

LOLLY FOR DOLLY at Curragh

It was four-year-old LOLLY FOR DOLLY‘s last race yesterday, the Coolmore Fusaichi Pegasus Matron Stakes (Group 1) at Leopardstown, which was won by Emulous.
Even though she was still entered in future races this year, including the QIPCO British Champions Day at Ascot in October.  She beat Emulous in April in the Big Bad Bob Gladness Stakes (Group 3), but she gained her revenge when they next met in May, aswell as yesterday.

She’s been a horse I’ve followed since March this year after taking a shine to her when watching her race at the Curragh on At The Races, with her distinctive grey and pink colours, where she beat Banimpire, under top weight.

Her biggest win came at Royal Ascot in June this year, when she produced a shock win in the Windsor Forest Stakes (Fillies’ Group 2) at odds of 11/1 (opened at 14/1) with a late surge down the stands rail to win by one and a half lengths. (My only winner that day – blog page here)

Trained by Tommy Stack, a former Grand National winning jockey on Red Rum, she won 5 of her 12 races, 3 of which were this year, plus two 2nd’s, accumulating £185,000 in prize money.

LOLLY FOR DOLLY winning at Royal Ascot

Lolly for Dolly was partnered by jockey Wayne Lordan on all but one of her races, giving him his first ever Royal Ascot win.
Video here

Article by: @MartWes

25 TIPS for Royal Ascot 2011 – updated

Immortal Verse - pic: Telegraph

Welcome to the Blog, for the final day of ROYAL ASCOT 2011, thanks for taking the time to look…

Well done to LittleLeics_gal who was the only person to select Immortal Verse yesterday.

Big thanks to everyone who took part. Here are the tips UPDATED for SATURDAY’S ROYAL ASCOT Group 1 Race (in order they were sent to me) and with Results for Yesterday.

As a thank you for taking part and making the effort to join in every day, I will provide a prize if THERE IS A CLEAR WINNER. ie: the person with the most winners, seeing as no one can now get all 7.  Please note, if there is MORE than 1 winner = NO PRIZE.
The PRIZE will be: Kauto Star mug, Frankel 2000 Guineas Print & Royal Ascot 2011 Tues Race Card. (all brand new)

PLEASE STICK TO THE 6pm deadline for entries.

If you click the blue links below, that will take you to that persons Twitter page.

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MASSES OF TIPS for Friday… #RoyalAscot

DerbyDave1980
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 SOLE POWER / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday: 3.45 MEMORY
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

calummadell
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 ASTROPHYSICAL JET / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday: 3.45 MORE THAN REAL
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

OtfordPond
Tuesday: 2.30 CAPE BLANCO / 3.05 BRIDGETOWN / 3.45 EXCELEBRATION
Wednesday: 3.45 PLANTEUR
Thursday: 3.45 BRIGANTIN
Friday: 3.45 I LOVE ME
Saturday: 3.45 AMICO FRITZ

Money_Mo_Licker
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 KINGSGATE NATIVE / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday: 3.45 THEYSKENS THEORY
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

LittleLeics_gal
Tuesday: 2.30 RANSOM NOTE / 3.05 MONSIEUR CHEVALIER /3.45 ZOFFANY
Wednesday: 3.45 SRI PUTRA
Thursday: 3.45 BLUE BAJAN
Friday: 3.45 IMMORTAL VERSE (WON)
Saturday: 3.45 BEWITCHED

lonesomepundit
Tuesday: 2.30 CITYSCAPE / 3.05 BRIDGETOWN / 3.45 ZOFFANY
Wednesday: 3.45 PLANTEUR
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday: 3.45 MAQAASID
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

rossgbrown
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 PROHIBIT (WON) / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday: 3.45 I LOVE ME
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

MMXIII10
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 KINGSGATE NATIVE / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTON ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

TheGambolar
Tuesday 2.30 CITYSCAPE / 3.05 SWISS DIVA / 3.45 WOOTTON BASSETT
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 FAME AND GLORY (WON)
Friday: 3.45 JOVIALITY
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

Chutneydave
Tuesday: 2.30 GOLDIKOVA / 3.05 PROHIBIT / 3.45 DREAM AHEAD
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 BRIGANTIN
Friday: 3.45 THEYSKENS THEORY
Saturday: 3.45 GENKI

Johnboyhopkins
Tuesday 2.30 GOLDIKOVA / 3.05 SOLE POWER / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 HOORAY

Comedycare
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 SWISS DIVA / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 PLANTEUR
Thursday: 3.45 FAME AND GLORY (WON)
Friday: 3.45 THEYSKENS THEORY
Saturday: 3.45 BEWITCHED

RobbieClem
Tuesday: 2.30 GOLDIKOVA /3.05 PROHIBIT (WON) / 3.45 WOOTTON BASSETT
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 FAME AND GLORY (WON)
Friday: 3.45 MORE THAN REAL
Saturday: 3.45 BATED BREATH

Barrybet10
Tuesday: 2.30 CAPE BLANCO / 3.05 STAR WITNESS / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 BLUE BAJAN
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

GetYourTipsOut
Tuesday: 2.30 GOLDIKOVA /3.05 SOLE POWER / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 FAME AND GLORY (WON)
Friday: 3.45 TOGETHER
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

fconwy
Tuesday: 2.30 GOLDIKOVA / 3.05 SOLE POWER / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday: 3.45 MEMORY
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

rabi1984
Tuesday: 2.30 GOLDIKOVA / 3.05 SWEET SANETTE / 3.45 DREAM AHEAD
Wednesday: 3.45 REWILDING (WON)
Thursday: 3.45 FAME AND GLORY (WON)
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 BATED BREATH

hugosmyly
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 ASTROPHYSICAL JET / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 (NO SELECTION ENTERED)
Thursday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTON ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

keejayOV
Tuesday: 2.30 GOLDIKOVA / 3.05 STAR WITNESS / 3.45 GRAND PRIX BOSS
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 FAME AND GLORY (WON)
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTON ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

alan_cuthbert12
Tuesday: 2.30 GOLDIKOVA / 3.05 MONSIEUR CHEVALIER / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 FICTIONAL ACCOUNT
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTON ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

Harryphillips1
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 KINGSGATE NATIVE / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTON ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

_tips4punters_
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 SOLE POWER / 3.45 EXCELEBRATION
Wednesday: 3.45 PLANTEUR
Thursday: 3.45 HOLBERG
Friday: 3.45 THEYSKENS THEORY
Saturday: 3.45 STAR WITNESS

MattMullard
Tuesday: 2.30 CANFORD CLIFFS (WON) / 3.05 BRIDGETOWN / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

the_valueator
Tuesday: 2.30 CITYSCAPE / 3.05 SOLE POWER / 3.45 DREAM AHEAD
Wednesday: 3.45 PLANTEUR
Thursday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED
Friday: 3.45 NO SELECTON ENTERED
Saturday: 3.45 NO SELECTION ENTERED

kris1179
Tuesday 2.30 GOLDIKOVA / 3.05 PROHIBIT (WON) / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 FAME AND GLORY (WON)
Friday: 3.45 THEYSKENS THEORY
Saturday: 3.45 ELZAAM

MartWes
Tuesday: 2.30 GOLDIKOVA / 3.05 KINGSGATE NATIVE / 3.45 FRANKEL (WON)
Wednesday: 3.45 SO YOU THINK
Thursday: 3.45 DUNCAN
Friday: 3.45 BAREFOOT LADY
Saturday: 3.45 BEWITCHED

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PLEASE RETWEET, Thank you.

Royal Ascot 2011 – Group 1 Races Info

Welcome to the Blog. I will be doing a mass tips page again – like last week for Epsom. This time for the Group 1 Races at Royal Ascot.
Open to everyone, all you have to do is pick what you think will win each of the seven races below. WIN Only, not e/w. Then send them to me via Twitter, either in a DM (direct message) or a Mention @MartWes I will then add them to this blog for you, next to your name.

What’s in it for you???
Well last weeks Epsom Oaks and Derby tips pages were retweeted many, many times, so you get exposure, more followers and the pleasure of winning if you choose the right horses. Plus it’s good to compare with other people, and all on one page makes this much easier. And what’s more, someone else will do all the work… me
EDIT: Plus I will add a Prize if someone gets ALL 7 winners. Would be nice to get over 20 people

Guidelines:
Please send a different message for EACH day and the day BEFORE. Example: send your horses for Tuesday on Monday, Wednesday’s horse on Tuesday etc…
Entries MUST be to me BEFORE 6pm each day. As there’s 3 races on Tuesday send your 3 horses in ONE message, as it makes it much easier for me.

Many thanks. There were 15 of us last time, would be good to get the same people PLUS new people… Everyone welcome, as long as you are on Twitter.

TUESDAY
Queen Anne Stakes 2.30pm
Kings Stand Stakes 3.05pm
St James’s Palace Stakes 3.45pm

WEDNESDAY
Princes of Wales’s Stakes 3.45pm

THURSDAY
Gold Cup 3.45pm

FRIDAY
Coronation Stakes 3.45pm

SATURDAY
Golden Jubilee Stakes 3.45pm