THE FIRST CLASSICS OF THE SEASON TAKE PLACE IN DEAUVILLE, FRANCE
THERE ARE NO IRISH NOR BRITISH HORSES RACING AGAINST THE FRENCH ONES BUT UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT IS GREAT TO EVEN HAVE RACING TAKING PLACE, LET ALONE CLASSIC RACES.
2.50 TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS
THE YES OF EVERYBODY WILL BE ON THE FAVOURITE OF FABRE. WE SAW HIM RUN TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO AND HE LOOKED WEEK AND NOT READY. WE DO NOT FEEL HE PROGRESSED OVER THE WINTER AND THUS WE OPT FOR THE OTHER HORSE OF FABRE, ALSON, WHO WAS BEATEN LAST YEAR BY VICTOR LUDORUM, JUST BEATEN. ECRIVAIN WAS A GOOD HORSE LAST YEAR AND HE CHASED HOME THE SUMMIT IN THEIR LAST MEETING. I WOULDN’T EXCLUDE THIS ONE BEATING THEM AGAIN.
3.25 ONE THOUSAND QUINEAS
I SAW TROPBEAU WINNING LAST TIME, AND I LIKED THE WAY SHE LOOKED AND WON RUNNING ON. SHE BEAT SOME OF THIS OPPOSITION BUT THE DISTANCE WAS SO MINIMAL I AM INCLINED TO TAKE HER ON WITH TICKLE THE GREEN, DREAM AND DO AND THE TOTAL OUTSIDER ELLERSVILLE LACE EW.
IT WILL BE A VERY INTERESTING AFTERNOON AS MUCH DEPENDS ON FABRE HORSES BUT I AM NOT SURE HIS FAVOURITES ARE THE BEST TODAY.
GOOD LUCK,
UPDATE
THE SUMMIT CAME IN SECOND AT 14/1
DREAM OR DO JUST WON AT 10/1
WELL DONE THOSE OF YOU WHO FOLLOWED US!!
MADPUNTER