We are treated to some lovely looking Group 1 races around Europe today, first up is the Prix Rothschild at Deauville, for 3yo+ Fillies. The second race i will focus on is the Grosser Dallmar-Preis at Munich.
Elusive Kate 2:40 Deauville 11/4 William Hill
Elusive Kate is a likeable sort who narrowly got the better of Sky Lantern last time out in a dramatic finish. Elusive Kate edged left across the entire course, taking Sky Lantern with her, after a lengthy stewards enquiry, Kate kept the race. This was appealed against by connections of Sky Lantern but eventually dismissed after a second enquiry. Elusive kate has run 4 times at Deauville and won a handicap, group 3, group 1 and came 3rd to Exelebration her last visit, only beaten a length and a quarter. She needs her first race of the season before getting off the mark, her first race this season was in the Queen Anne stakes against the boys, where she finished a creditable 4th beaten just over 3 lengths by Declaration Of War. She’s a tough, genuine sort who will put everything in to her race, guaranteed. I’d of loved for the price to be around the 4-5/1 mark as i’d of put this up as an each way bet to nothing, but at 11/4, we’re going to have to go on the nose with her.
Opposite 4:05 Munich 3-1 Ladbrokes
This powerful Dansili colt has been destroying handicap fields in France the past year and takes quite a step up to Group 1 level today. That being said, this german group 1 looks incredibly weak, with the only real threat coming from the current 2-1 favourite Hunters Light. I’m a big Hunters Light fan, he did me many favours in Meydan, but his return to Europe has seen two very poor efforts by his standards (finishing 7th and 6th respectably). If Hunters Light under-performs again, i believe Opposite is ready to pick up the pieces. That said, this is probably the easiest group 1 Hunters Light would of taken part in, so be aware of him. We saw yesterday with Cirrus Des Aigles what out of form horses can do against fields they should really be beating, and i hope the same story applies to Hunters Light today, under perform, let a young pretender take your place in Opposite.
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