Friday (Oaks day)

Francie Barrett

Can't be backing a Joseph O'Brien horse with the form he and his father are in so far this year. Tarfsha for me looks a very decent ew bet at 5/1 though. Not convinced it is quick enough to win, but I think it stays.

Fancies in the other races to come.

faoile@n

Francie Barrett wrote: »

Can't be backing a Joseph O'Brien horse with the form he and his father are in so far this year. Tarfsha for me looks a very decent ew bet at 5/1 though. Not convinced it is quick enough to win, but I think it stays.

Fancies in the other races to come.

Tarfasha was pricewised. You'll get the pricewise price at 8.30

Dubron

If you can manage to get a bet on with them :rolleyes: Ladbrokes are 6/1 Tarfasha and paying 1/4 the odds first 4. She's my idea of the winner anyway.

Harry Angstrom

Was hoping that Ryan Moore might have kept the ride on Marvellous. Joseph is a bit of a 3 pound penalty for her.

the groutch

Gone for Venus De Milo @ 7/2 in the Saval Beg. Should appreciate the step up in trip.

Backstreet Moyes

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Was hoping that Ryan Moore might have kept the ride on Marvellous. Joseph is a bit of a 3 pound penalty for her.

Plus he has got a horrible draw backed him during the week but i am not as confident now.

rossom

Strongly fancy Tarfasha in the Oaks myself.

Dubron

Big move for Tarfasha in the last hour, she'll go off 4/1 fav if this keeps up, Marvellous quite weak.

Backstreet Moyes

I am looking at thistle bird and gregorian. Also Rossom put up that is the spirit last day and he looked a very good horse.

rossom

Nuts102 wrote: »

I am looking at thistle bird and gregorian. Also Rossom put up that is the spirit last day and he looked a very good horse.

Think he's quite special but too short at odds on given that unique nature of Epsom. O'Meara said he could be the best he's ever trained.

Gatame

Is Smullen coming back from Epsom to ride Sinkal in the 8.35?

Francie Barrett

Gatame wrote: »

Is Smullen coming back from Epsom to ride Sinkal in the 8.35?

Looks like it, same for Joseph.

Gregk961

Just the judge in the 1st at epsom. Going to give her one last chance, drifted 3's out to 6's first time out this year so probably wasnt fully ready. Great form early last year until going off the hob in the 2nd half of the season. Could be a cut above these

tryfix

rossom wrote: »

Strongly fancy Tarfasha in the Oaks myself.

Love the pedigree, Teofilo putting a bit of true grit into an oh so nearly family.

Pity about Galileo Rock dying this year, another one of her nearly siblings.

yaboya1

Marsh Daisy looks value at 16/1, especially since a few firms are paying four places.

Bateman

Backing Mango Diva for a place here.

Gringo180

Have went with Luca Cumani's filly Volume in the Oaks with a small each way bet on the nicely bred Momentus who is way over priced @ 66/1.

tomaussie

Bateman wrote: »

Backing Mango Diva for a place here.

I'm thinking better than a place.

Harry Angstrom

Horses for courses. Thistle Bird.

andyman

tomaussie wrote: »

I'm thinking better than a place.

A lot of people thinking the same it seems.

Slattsy

Tarfasha wins the Oaks as the ground is coming right for her.

4/1 seems short though so i might leave her at that price and instead go for Dazzling e/w at 40/1.

andyman

Mango Diva didn't have a single gap there. One to watch nto in my opinion

Harry Angstrom

Harry Angstrom wrote: »

Horses for courses. Thistle Bird.

G'WAN ya good thing!

Gringo180

A better jockey on Just The Judge and she would of been a lot closer there. Spencer is a clown.

andyman

Am I going mad or is Sennockian Star ridiculously overpriced in the 2:10

Gatame

andyman wrote: »

Am I going mad or is Sennockian Star ridiculously overpriced in the 2:10

It's a very competitive handicap though, all 12 have a s good shout and the draw isn't ideal, decent price though.

Goldcupfav

Missed the first race and the coverage. Any word on what the ground is like today? Did James Doyle say anything about it in his interview?

andyman

Goldcupfav wrote: »

Missed the first race and the coverage. Any word on what the ground is like today? Did James Doyle say anything about it in his interview?

Missed it myself but did catch him saying the ground is "super" or something along those lines.

Harry Angstrom

It's pointless asking a winning jockey what the ground is like. He'll always say it's perfect.

Bateman

Slattsy wrote: »

Tarfasha wins the Oaks as the ground is coming right for her.

4/1 seems short though so i might leave her at that price and instead go for Dazzling e/w at 40/1.

Think I will take both her and Palace e/w and avoid the short ones.

TheMilkyPirate

Fancy Farraaj here

TheMilkyPirate

Goldcupfav wrote: »

Missed the first race and the coverage. Any word on what the ground is like today? Did James Doyle say anything about it in his interview?

Dried out to good ground after a dry night.

wicklowwonder

TheMilkyPirate wrote: »

Fancy Farraaj here

Nice one!

rossom

Surely 2.45 Epsom Gregorian 5/2 will have too much class for the opposition in his quest to win this for the 2nd year running? Nice enough sized bet for me.

andyman

Yep, has to be Gregorian for me too. C+D vital and weaker field than last year

TheMilkyPirate

Have backed Gregorian but I fear Graphic who looks steadily progressive.

Francie Barrett

Seriously impressive from French Navy.

rossom

Greg shaped as if he needed the run. Disappointing all the same.

andyman

Kirby's done remarkably well there.

Dunno what happened to Gregorian. He looked to be travelling a dream and just found nothing.

rossom

6.30 Leopardstown

Breathe Easy 11/1

Sabrina Harty's unexposed 4 year old has won his last two starts (dead heated LTO) and I think he's got a great chance of bringing up his hat trick to take his career record to 3-5. After showing definite promise in his 2 starts, Breathe Easy scored at the third time of asking in a Maiden at Dundalk from a couple of subsequent next time out winners over just shy of 11f back in February. Given a few months off the freshen up, Breathe Easy made his handicap debut off a mark of 68 in a better contest than this (top weight rated 87) where he and Ger Lyons' lightly raced 3 year old Azurite dead heated with the pair 3L clear of the remainder. Last month at the Curragh over 10f in a contest against a couple of 3 year olds, Breathe Easy raced with the choke out a bit from the front and having looked to have made a decisive move a furlong or so out as he quickened clear of the field but it certainly looked as if he was feeling his slight freeness late in the contest as Azurite came with a late lunge to join him on the line for a share of the spoils. It was still a really good effort on just his 3rd start giving 15lb weight for age allowance away and a 6lb rise definitely seems very fair to me. Given the freeness he raced with last time, the application of a first time hood could work wonders for this horse described by Sabrina Harty as "mentally unstable" and although the trainer never having a winner at Leopardstown is a slight concern it's not a deal breaker for me. From a good draw in stall 5, I'm hoping Breathe Easy can either attempt to make all or just sit in behind the leaders and hopefully he can come home in front at a nice price.

UrbanSea

Thought Strandfield Lady overpriced at 14s in that though hard to catch right

rule supreme

Is there a reason why Taghrooda is such a drifter today .

rossom

In addition to Tarfasha, having a small e/w on Dazziling 50/1 in the Oaks. May have had an off day behind the former when a well backed fav at Naas last month. Seamie won the Oaks on Was back in 2012 when she was an outsider.

Harry Angstrom

rule supreme wrote: »

Is there a reason why Taghrooda is such a drifter today .

Probably as a result of the weight of money for Tarfasha.

tryfix

Honor Bound EW. A great prospect.

Harry Angstrom

Hoping it's a Marvellous day.

Gatame

Thinking about putting two large bets on Marvellous and Tarfasha to place. 4/5 and 10/11. What you reckon? same bets are 8/15 on PP so I think those prices have to be value.. (4 places)

naughto

not at them prices

ChuckProphet

who won?

rossom

Very, very impressive by Taghrooda. Was she odds on or evens at one stage or am I making that up?

andyman

Well, Taghrooda has just trounced all of them