Another 4mm of water was put on the Track overnight and the official going is Good to Firm on both Straight and Round Courses.
Bookies fought back a bit yesterday but overall the punters are ahead after the first four days,but not this one unfortunately.
Hopefully I can get the ledger into "black" figures on the final day.
Chesham Stakes Listed 7 Furlongs Straight
Irish raiders Dick Whittington and Toscanini have the best figures coming into this but I don't feel a compelling urge to back either of them.There are plenty here who can do better over 7 furlongs and a very interesting newcomer in Cordero trained by Ward in the US but a Coolmore owed horse. This is race it's hard to confident about and no problem passing here.
Duke Of Edinburgh Stakes Handicap One Mile 4 Furlongs Round Course
Arab Spring is already on the cusp of being a group class performer after his dominant win at York and despite top weight will be hard to beat here. Another one bound for higher grade races is Hamelin who ran really well over this course and distance last month just failing to catch Al Saham after conceeding first run. The Godolphin pair Wadi Al Hattawi and Groundbreaking were dominant winners last time but both have a lot more to do here. Elidor,Havana Cooler and Elhaame are really the only other ones I could considered here.
I thought about backing both Arab Spring and Hamelin here but will back Hamelin and save on Arab spring.
Advised Bets: Hamelin 1 unit at 5.20 or better -monitor on Betfair is around 6.2 at the moment and save on Arab Spring 0.40 units at
Hardwicke Stakes G2 One Mile 4 Furlongs Round Course
I've never been quite convinced about Telescope but the fact that Ryan Moore prefers him to Hillstar has to count for something here. I don't think there is a great deal between most of these and it's a difficult task to make a solid case for anything.Pass
Diamond Jubilee Stakes G1 6 Furlongs Straight
Slade Power has bar the occasional blip continued to improve and he stands out here to me.I have him clear favourite at 3.20 and he's on offer a couple of points above that 5.20 currently on Betfair.
Aljamaaher is a G2 miler who is being tried back at sprint trips and he's a sound hope but I much prefer Slade Power.Due Diligence bolted up against some handy 3-y-o's in Ireland and he could turn out to be a very good sprinter.He'll need to improve a fair bit though to trouble Slade Power.Fast ground is against Gordon Lord Byron who needs a bit of juice in the ground to show his best
Advised Bet: Slade Power 1.55 units at 3.40 or better-take the 5.20 on Betfair or 5.0 with a bookie if you can get it
Wokingham Handicap 6 Furlongs Straight
Big open handicap with plenty of hopefuls and lots of pace. i want to be with strong finishers here and the two against the field I really like are Ninjago who gets to have another go this over course and distance on decent ground.He sluiced up here last Spring and this race is right up his alley.
Rocky Ground won in great style at Windsor and he's very progressive and I want to be with him too.
York Glory did me a good turn in this race last year and he would be third pick.
Advised Bets: Ninjago and Rocky Ground 0.55 units on each at 9.50 or better-monitor on Betfair
Queen Alexandra Stakes 2 Miles 5 Furlongs and 159 Yards
I'll take a chance here that Brass ring will see out the trip.I think he's potentially better than these but I think he's a bit quirky too.He's got the Hood on first time today so hopefully that might help him a bit. 11.0 on Betfair is very attractive as I rate him a 7.0 chance here
Advised Bet; Brass Ring 0.70 units at 7.50 or better
If there are any further bets/lays and updates today I'll send them via Twitter during racing
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