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York, Sandown, Chester

While Mrs Angry waits on Seaford beach for her swain, I've been looking at today's racing, a quiet day before Royal Ascot next week. I go for the following:

York 240: Kay Gee Be
Sandown 255: Law of the Range
York 315: Seal Rock
Sandown 330: Dinkum Diamond
Chester 355: Mirrored

Derby Day

I cannot risk the children's tuition fees fund on Carlton House; instead, out of A P O'Brien's modest four entries in the race, I go for Seville, second to Carlton House at York, but able to reverse those positions this afternoon. I was going to go for Recital, but the news came through that Kieren Fallon has lost the ride. I doubt if Ibrahim Araci will be a very popular man at Epsom.

Epsom 140: Trojan Nights
Epsom 210: Norse Gold
Epsom 240: Premio Loco
Epsom 315: Captain Dunne
Epsom 400: Seville

 

But, the Derby being one of those days when the whole family joins in, I should record their selections too.The Memsahib, who affected republican sympathies when we first met, but shows her true colours as the years go by, goes for Carlton House, because of the horse's ownership. The heirs go for Masked Marvel and Ocean Storm.

The Oaks

What a gorgeous day for the Oaks. My selections are below (a first time reader of this blog thought that I was posting results....would that I were, would that I were):
Epsom 150: Timepiece
Epsom 210: Start Right
Epsom 245: St Nicholas Abbey
Epsom 325: Beaumont's Party
Epsom 405: Wonder of Wonders

 

Newbury and Newmarket

2.00 Newbury: Drunken Sailor
215 Newmarket: Codemaster
250 Newmarket: Abergavenny
310 Newbury: Al Kareem
345 Newbury: Twice Over

Ascot and Haydock

The Chester Vase meeting caught me unawares, though I did have a little success on the last day. For today:
Haydock 200: Redford
Ascot 220: Alainmaar
Ascot 250: Oceanway
Ascot 325: Hawkeyethenoo
Haydock 340: Remember Now

The 1,000 Guineas

By contrast with yesterday's 2,000 Guineas, which Frankel won by an astonishing six lengths, the 1,000 Guineas is a much more open affair. After some humming and hawing, I go for Memory.
Newmarket 205: Shaarayeen
Newmarket 235: Mirror Lake
Newmarket 315: Memory
Newmarket 350: Fireback
Newmarket 500: Dorcas Lake

2,000 Guineas

Like most of the world, I can't see anyone to challenge Frankel for the 2,000 Guineas this afternoon.

200 Newmarket: Green Destiny
230 Newmarket: Dandino
310 Newmarket: Frankel
345 Newmarket: Borderlescott

Haydock and Sandown

I've been very lax recently and failed to blog selections for a number of races. I resolve to do better in future. Dry conditions everywhere are not good for the going or for the garden, and turn the job of picking winners into an impossible puzzle. Nevertheless, here goes:

Sandown 235: French Opera 
Sandown 310: Aimigayle
Haydock 330: Categorical
Sandown 345: Dick Turpin
Sandown 420: Viscount Nelson

Cheltenham: Gold Cup day

After another pleasing day, with two more winners, I enter the lists for the final day. Has it rained?
In the Gold Cup, I can see arguments against each of the four leading contenders and go for Willie Mullins' Kempes.
130: Grandouet
205: Dirar
240: Kilcrea Kim
320: Kempes
400: Dante's Storm
440: Barizan
515: De Boitron

Cheltenham: World Hurdle day

130 Noble Prince
200: Kayf Aramis
240: Poquelin
320: Big Buck's
400: Quart de Thaix
440: Galant Nuit