Our last bet on the blog narrowly missed out on a place in France. Mondo Man stayed on really well from the back to finish fifth in the Prix du Jockey Club, just a neck away from landing the e/w money. I have another big priced ante-post fancy for the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot and I’m hoping she can land the e/w cash at odds of 50/1.
Needed The Run
We backed Makarova on her seasonal return at Newmarket back in
April. She clearly needed the run that day and the way she was ridden suggested
that connections had another day in mind. When this mare is at her best, she is
held up for a late run.
At Newmarket she was ridden more aggressively than usual but
on her next start in France she was dropped out early. She ran on really
well to finish 2.5L behind Ponntos in that Longchamp G3 (5f sft). I am not
surprised that she is being kept to 5f now because her best form is over that
trip.
Rock Solid 5F Form
Last season the daughter of Acclamation ran a massive race
on nice ground in the Prix de L’Abbaye (5f gd). She was beat just 1.75L behind
Highfield Princess and she was upsides the likes of Get Ahead and Aesop’s
Fables (16s for this). 0.75L behind her was Kerdos, an 11/1 shot for this.
Makarova’s general form over 5f on decent ground is mustard.
She has never been beaten more than 2.5L over 5f on good to soft or quicker, including
excellent efforts in the Abbaye and also in the Nunthorpe when she ran on well
for fourth, beat 2.25L for the win and less than a length behind Bradsell in third, the
winner of this race last season.
She ran a nice race on her sole previous visit to Ascot, finishing
sixth of fifteen in last year’s Champion Sprint. The trip that day was 6f and
the ground was soft, I think quicker ground and 5f at Ascot will play more to
her strengths. As an added bonus, Ed Walker is in scintillating form at the moment, hopefully that
continues through next week. At odds of 50/1, Makarova is worth backing e/w.
King Charles III Stakes Royal Ascot Tip: Makarova e/w @
50/1
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