The Weekend Winners staff are again in motion forward of a bumper couple of days racing Stateside on the Breeders’ Cup.
Host Kate Tracey is joined by At The Races’ Declan Rix and BetVictor’s Sam Boswell to select their greatest betting angles forward of an enormous weekend at Del Mar.
The trio solid their eyes over the runners and riders for the Breeders’ Cup Mile, which sees a plethora of British and Irish hopefuls go for Group One glory…
Host Kate Tracey
“I am with Porta Fortuna. We’ve got nearly damned her with faint reward. Everybody says ‘she’s so small’ and ‘she’s so hardy’ – when she would possibly simply be actually good? She is simply very gifted! A few of her type, for all it was Group One firm, could also be a bit suspect as much as that stage – however she will solely beat what’s in entrance of her.
“We talk about her size and how she is physically, and that should really suit Del Mar. If she’s forwardly placed that would be even better for her and we know she can travel – she finished second in the Juvenile Fillies’ Turf at Santa Anita last year, beaten just half a length, so we know these American races see her to good effect.”
At The Races’ Declan Rix…
“I hope Notable Speech can do it. I did have down that this was probably the greatest Breeders’ Cup Miles ever, after which Ramatuelle was a non-runner, which is an actual disgrace. The Europeans have a very robust hand right here and I do not suppose there’s an terrible lot between the remaining three.
“I got here down on Notable Speech as a result of I can see him travelling round right here on wheels. I went again and watched his final race and I forgot how robust of a traveller he’s. He actually takes Invoice Buick in all places he needs to go, which was most likely to his detriment within the St James’s Palace stakes the place he did an excessive amount of and did not fireplace on the day.
“You go back to the 2000 Guineas form – beating Rosallion and Haatem stiff – that is really strong. Charlie Appleby is going for his fourth Breeders’ Cup Mile in a row so he clearly knows what it takes to win. I think he’ll have a little more class than Porta Ventura and Diego Velazquez.”
BetVictor’s Sam Boswell…
“I’m going to take on the favourite. Porta Fortuna was the bet of the race for me. I know she needs to step up again but let’s go back through her season. She was brilliant in the 1000 Guineas albeit she was beaten by Elmalka, she’s shown she can travel. Her racing style should suit as well. You want to be on the pace at Del Mar and she’s more forward than she is back. She’ll end up being 3/1 and I think that’s a fair price to take.”
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