There's a cracking card of racing for the start of York's flagship meeting today. As ever it's an ultra competitive four days. We'll be picking and choosing where we get involved, because it looks the type of meeting where laying out too many speculative points may not pay off.
1.55 York Robot Boy 2pts each-way AND 2pts win @ 8/1 / 15/2 (Generally guaranteed)
This is always a very competitive sprint. Goldream would have been the choice before he was declared a non-runner, but I perhaps would have advised Robot Boy with him anyway. The selection represents David Barron, whose sprinters are going well (highlighted by the win of Duke Cosimo at the weekend). He has some strong form over the course of 2014 having showed up well in many of the key sprints - his impressive Newcastle win and second behind Discussiontofollow at Ascot both stick out. I think he should get a good tow into this from stall 4 and the 1/4 odds available on the first four places appeals. We'll support him each-way and win.
3.40 York JUDDMONTE INTERNATIONAL STAKES (BRITISH CHAMPIONS SERIES) (GROUP 1) (CLASS 1) (3yo+) Winner £453,680 6 runners 1m2f88y
Selection: Telescope 6pts win @ 11/2 (Generally guaranteed)
Australia won a very decent Derby in my view, but I can't go any further than that and say it was a vintage renewal. He had a trot around the Curragh for the Irish version and the form isn't really worth taking into account. He is very good, but what makes me want to take him on is that we are now in August, and he was trained with a Guineas and (moreso) Derby campaign in mind. Aidan O'Brien has suggested he is a tad heavier than his ideal racing weight for this return to the track after a few weeks off, and I think he will have to be every ounce the top class performer he has so far proven to be in order to win here. He is just a little short for my liking, and I'd have him more like Evens favourite.
At the prices, the course winner Telescope is advised. There isn't much to separate the pair on Racing Post Ratings. Telescope's coming of age win at Ascot was deeply impressive, for all that it came in Group 2 company, and his King George second behind the unbeaten, and brilliant, Taghrooda might look like extremely strong form in retrospect. He just about holds course winner Mukhadram on that form, but Telescope's track win last year was impressive and I prefer him under these conditions. He is a smooth traveller who is very much bred as a ten furlong specialist (have a look through his breeding), and I think the trip might suit him better than it does his closest market rivals. We'll have a decent stake at the current odds which look too big.
Profit & loss: day: -12.00 / month: -33.75 / year: +352.05
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