Hi all,
Far and away the best race across Europe today is the Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp (7:20).
Longchamp
7:20 – Grand Prix de Paris (Group 1) – 1m 2f
Irish Derby Winner Hurricane Ivor has been supplemented. He will be hard to beat if reproducing his Curragh effort. However, he did have a hard race that day and he might be worth taking on here.
The form of Alenquer’s Sandown Classic Trial win is working out well. He beat Epsom hero Adayar that day and hard Irish Derby runner-up Lone Eagle back in 4th. He’s since easily won the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes at Royal Ascot. Deserves his place in Group 1 company although stall 11 could have been better.
The best of the home team on form are Saiydabad and Cheshire Academy. The pair finished 4th & 5th behind St Mark’s Basilica in the Prix Du Jockey Club (French Derby) last time. Cheshire Academy lost his unbeaten record in that race but it was still a career best on RPR’s from the colt. He was doing his best work at the finish form out wide that day and his pedigree suggests he can improve again for the step up to 1m 4f. A best priced 7/1 with Sky Bet but you should be able to get a bit better on the exchanges.
1pt win – Cheshire Academy – 7/1 @ Sky Bet.
Cheers
John