Deep down, I suspect everyone knows they should be tipping and backing the favourite
Santa Barbara, such is the outrageously positive chat coming out of Ballydoyle in what could well be a substandard Classic.
It is as if Aidan O Brien has released the handbrake on the bland caution he has hitherto employed when discussing his horses and it has
enthralled and lured in everyone, including the market.
But how can any pundit or punter take themselves seriously if they do decide with the Curragh maiden winner (even at her bigger exchange price)
solely on the basis of the trainer chat, and who knows how this super-worker will react if having to get down and dirty and off the bridle here?
Ken Condon outlines Classic aims for Thunder Beauty and Miss Amulet
Thu 15 Apr 2021
Ken Condon is preparing both Thunder Beauty and Miss Amulet for tilts at Guineas glory â with Thunder Beauty heading to Newmarket and Miss Amulet bound for France.
Thunder Beauty made a big impression on her racecourse debut at the Curragh last summer before going on to finish fifth in the Moyglare Stud Stakes at the Curragh and seventh in the Prix Marcel Boussac in Paris.
The Night Of Thunder filly will be an outsider for the Qipco 1000 Guineas over the Rowley Mile on May 2, but Condon believes she could outrun her odds.
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Meydan preview: Naval Crown makes surface switch for UAE 2000 Guineas bid
Wed 3 Feb 2021
Charlie Appleby is looking forward to seeing
Naval Crown tackle a dirt surface for the first time in the UAE 2000 Guineas at Meydan.
After running with credit on his first two career starts at Newmarket and Ascot in the summer, the Dubawi colt made it third time lucky with a runaway victory in the Convivial Maiden at York’s Ebor Festival.
Naval Crown went on to be placed in a couple of Group Three races in France and makes his Dubai debut in Thursday’s Group Three feature.
6:00PM, JAN 20 2021
Frankie Dettori returns to action on the opening night of the 2021 Dubai World Cup carnival with six rides including one-time Derby hope Military March.
Dettori, who turned 50 last month, flew out out for the carnival on Tuesday and is set to compete for the first time since finishing second on Global Giant in the Bahrain International Trophy in November.
The Italian jockey combines with Saeed bin Suroor and Godolphin for his five of his six rides, headlined by Military March, who finished fourth behind Kameko in last season’s 2,000 Guineas.
Unbeaten as a juvenile, Military March had Bin Suroor dreaming of Derby glory after his encouraging Guineas performance at Newmarket and had been as short as 5-1 for the Epsom Classic, but suffered an unfortunate setback in June.