Equinties - four for Frankie

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BGP Capital
August 14, 2023

Equinties

Gm Equinauts

We never normally mind Monday mornings because it generally follows and good weekend of punting but we can only apologise for Sunday’s shit show.

CELETIC WARRIOR, a very nice horse for Balding, was clearly out for his first day at school and looked after by Probert. He’ll be one to follow on good ground.

Cox’s COOL DIVIDEND bumped into one, both horses very nice too.

And well, the Frenchie, god knows what happened with that!

Swiftly moving on. Lets dive in.

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HEADLINE ROUNDUP

FOUR FOR FRANKIE

The Frankie farewell tour maintains Centre stage and rightly so as he made this weekend his by landing the Group 1 Jacques le Marois for the fourth time in a row.

Dettori has an illustrious history with the contest and on his final appearance at Deauville, he rode INSPIRAL to a consecutives second success despite a dramatic drift to 9/1 before the off.

The five-year-old’s victory over a mile hands another form boost, like he needed it, to PADDINGTON who beat the John and Thady Gosden-trained mare in the Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood.

Frankie’s victory in the feature race on Sunday meant a lot to the Italian rider who was full of emotion post-race.

Fair play, Frankie.

YOUNG GUNS

Of the other Group 1 race of the weekend, the Phoenix Stakes, Amo Racing’s apple of their eye, BUCANERO FUERTE, laid down a marker in the juvenile division and danced in under Kevin Stott.

Although he didn’t beat Aidan O’Brien’s best two-year-olds, BUCANERO FUERTE did what he needed to do and in an impressive manner. His race pacemaker, LAUNCH, led the contest but on the other side of the track meaning he had the majority to do on his own.

BUCANERO FUERTE (the best horse Robson Aguiar has ever sat on) joins CITY OF TROY and RIVER TIBER on the list of horses we have to look forward to.

They could even meet in the National Stakes next month!

It wasn’t all doom and gloom for Ballydoyle on the weekend as they unleashed the highly-touted DIEGO VELZQUEZ at the Curragh who won his maiden by four lengths.

The 2.4 million purchase by FRANKEL has certainly started his career well and having already been an incredible 8/1 for the Derby before he has even been spotted at a track, he is still that price following the run.

SAFFIE ON FIRE

Have you heard of Saffie Osborne? If you answer no to this then you either don’t like racing and are reading someone’s phone over the shoulder of someone who does or have simply been asleep the last few weeks.

Daughter of prominent figure Jamie Osborne, Saffie has been firing in the winners lately with a double in the Racing League on Thursday, a win for her dad at Leicester yesterday, and two Shergar Cup victories for the ladies' team who won the event.

The on-fire jockey has seven rides over the next three days before a trip to Windsor for the Racing League again where she is sure to be in the mix again.

YOUNG BLOOD

17.30 WINDSOR

DRAMA by rocket sire HAVANA GREY has a strong family from the second dam on. He ran well on debut and looks the one they all have to beat today.

GLADLY EVER AFTER is a filly for Archie Watson by KODIAC. Pitched into Group company lto, previous form hasn't worked out and she carries a penalty today. Up against it but Oisin is booked.

INVINCIBLE AURA is by INVINCIBLE ARMY who despite getting winners hasn't had a ‘good’ one yet. Hollie Doyle rides instead of Archie’s, confusing.

SILVER TRUMPET was well touted before run just okay the last twice. ADVERTISE has had a slow start to his stallion career but the vibes were strong for this lad on debut and could be nice in time, the question today is - can this lad win now Eve is in better form or is he one for handicaps?

HEDGE FUND and ANGLESEY LAD look like they're running for handicapping.

Verdict: not easy by any means and DRAMA is the one to beat but the standard isn’t high. A race best watched.

STATS OF THE DAY

Shaggas sends two, MISTRESS LIGHT and DUBAWI WARRIOR, a long way to Hamilton. He has a neat 40% strike rate when clocking this sort of mileage.

RISK ON

16.55 DUBAI HILLS

Should be a weak enough race for this lad to finally get his head in front. Half bet at 5/4 vs unexposed horses.

Waiting on heads up for on other at a nice price.