US Triple Crown: O'Brien pair among the entries

News / Timeform / 06 February 2012 / Leave a Comment

Wrote in action at the Breeders' Cup.

"The way he [Wrote] powered to the front in the Juvenile Turf left the impression he is likely to improve further..."

A healthy 397 entries have been made for the US Triple Crown, with a smattering of British and Irish-trained horses in the mix, including two from Ballydoyle...

US Champion two year-old colt Hansen (Timeform rated 121), winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile, and Union Rags (123p), a Grade 1 winner himself and arguably an unlucky runner-up to Hansen at Churchill Downs, are both currently to the fore in the market for the Kentucky Derby, the latter trading as favourite at [9.0] whilst Hansen is at [17.0].

The Aidan O'Brien-trained Wrote, winner of the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf, is rated 118p and is currently trading at [19.0] for the Kentucky Derby. The three-year old, by dual Breeders' Cup Turf winner High Chapparal, was progressive through last season, and the way he powered to the front in the Juvenile Turf left the impression that he is likely to improve further.

The Ballydoyle handler has also entered Daddy Long Legs (116), winner of the Royal Lodge at Newmarket last season (Wrote finished third) and last seen when apparently not taking to the surface in the Juvenile Dirt in November.

Godolphin have made four entries, headed by Zip Top (111), who has transferred to the Mahmood al Zarooni yard after finishing runner-up in Doncaster's RP Trophy.

Prince Alzain (98p), trained by Gerard Butler, also features among the entries, as does the Jeremy Noseda-trained Harvard N Yale (97), who finished second to the aforementioned colt when last seen at Wolverhampton.

Cheltenham Gold Cup hero Long Run could face up to 10 rivals as he bids to get off the mark for the season in the Betfair Denman Chase at Newbury......

Paul Nicholls concedes Zarkandar has not been trained with Saturday's Betfair Hurdle as his highest priority - although he could still easily turn out to be good enough to win the prestigious Newbury handicap......

Owner Dai Walters believes Oscar Whisky could head straight for a mouth-watering clash with Bug Buck's in the World Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival......

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Follow The Money: Flame burns bright among Friday three

Follow the Money / Follow The Money / 27 May 2011 / Leave a Comment

Two of Friday's movers runs at Newmarket

"Elusive Flame has seen his price drop from [15.5] into [6.0]."

Today's Follow The Money movers come from the cards at Newmarket and Brighton...

We start at Newmarket and in their opening race the 14:20 Elusive Flame has seen his price drop from [15.5] into [6.0]. This race is difficult to get much of an angle on with only three of the runners having raced previously and when this is the case it often pays to follow the market. David Elsworth has raced just one other two-year-old this season and that ran out an impressive winner last week, Kieren Fallon is also an eye catching jockey booking today.

We move to Brighton for the 15:05 1m2f Selling Stks where Integria has drifted in the market from [1.78] out to [2.08]. This bay gelding has won twice in May already and finished a good second under a double penalty at Yarmouth. He is now rated 13lbs and 7lbs higher than those two wins respectively and his new mark may prove tougher to win from. His former stable-mate Song To The Moon has also been in solid form of late and with Matthew Davies taking a useful 3lbs off she could be the one to provide the biggest challenge to the selection.

Our final mover of the day is back at Newmarket for their 5th race the 16:40. Danadana has been well supported from an early [6.8] into [2.94]. This three-year-old Dubawi colt is sent handicapping today for the first time after successfully losing his maiden tag last time out at Newcastle. The breeding suggests middle distances will be his forte and there is room for improvement on his previous efforts. Bottom weight in today's race will help his cause and his trainer Luca Cumani also has a decent 15% strike rate with his three-year-olds at this course.

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Back Elusive Flame @ [5.7] 14:20
Lay Integria @[2.04] 15:05
Back Danadana @[2.94] 16:40

Today's Follow The Money comes from Ayr, Brighton and Sandown....

Today's Follow The Money comes from the cards at Ayr and Sedgefield....

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