Robin Goodfellow's racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, May 22
Mail Sport's racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday's meetings at Haydock, Yarmouth, Ffos Las and Chelmsford City.
Haydock
Robin Goodfellow
2.17 Diamand De Vindecy
2.47 This Guy
3.17 Volendam
3.47 Curious Rover
4.17 Pearla
4.52 Cradle Of Love
5.22 Suhub
Gimcrack
2.17 Lunar Power
2.47 Time To Turn
3.17 Thurso
3.47 DURAN (nap)
4.17 Pearla
4.52 Woroodd
5.22 Organ
NEWMARKET – 4.17 Spirited Style (nb) NORTHERNER – 2.47 Boiling Over (nb)
Yarmouth
Robin Goodfellow
2.25 Two Plus Two
2.55 Risen Again
3.25 Yellow Diamonds
3.55 Amorim
4.25 Capital Guarantee
5.00 Anglo Saxson
Gimcrack
2.25 Two Plus Two
2.55 Blenheim Star
3.25 Duskaura
3.55 Silent Applause
4.25 Giant
5.00 Anglo Saxson
NEWMARKET – 2.55 RISEN AGAIN (nap) NORTHERNER – 4.25 CAPITAL GUARANTEE (nap)
Ffos Las
Robin Goodfellow
2.05 Handlethekettle
2.35 Sassified
3.05 Obsessedwithyou
3.35 Sir Galahad
4.05 D'jo Dela Barriere
4.40 Blue In The West
Gimcrack
2.05 Bond Broker
2.35 Bluebella
3.05 Culligran
3.35 Roxanne
4.05 Northern Symphonie
4.40 Blackacre
Chelmsford City
Robin Goodfellow
5.15 MEADRAM (nap)
5.50 Sullivan Bay (nb)
6.20 Participle
6.50 Mudbir
7.20 River King
7.50 Smooth Silesie
8.20 Combustion
8.50 Bold Suitor
Gimcrack
5.15 Meadram
5.50 Sullivan Bay
6.20 Participle (nb)
6.50 Antipodes
7.20 Competizione
7.50 Dark Side Prince
8.20 Combustion
8.50 Kranjcar
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Last of six in what looked a poor renewal of that race last time and while a repeat of his winning form in a maiden in April should be enough to finish in front of Al Wasl Storm – who was a length-and-a-quarter away in second – the other 18 runners will be more of a problem. Charlie Appleby/William Buick, stall seven A Classic winner already in the 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket last month and the form of that race received a significant boost when City Of Gold, the runner-up, ran away with the Irish equivalent a couple of weeks ago. That is more than enough to send him to Epsom at the top of the ratings – Timeform has him 4lb clear – but the obvious question is whether his stamina will stretch to another half-mile. The recent record of Guineas winners in the Derby is distinctly mixed with the past three – Dawn Approach, Saxon Warrior and Kameko – all beaten after setting off as favourite. If he stays, he will probably win. If he does not, he certainly won't. Simon & Ed Crisford/Harry Davies, stall 18 The only runner in the field with a 'C' – for previous course winner – against his name, thanks to a narrow success in the Blue Riband Trial over 10 furlongs in April and this is a track that can take some getting used to, running downhill at speed. That is pretty much the only tick in a positive box and the same was true of many previous winners of the same race (in recent years, it has guaranteed a place in the Derby lineup so there is often no reason not to run). The last Blue Riband winner to follow up was Blue Peter in 1939. Ralph Beckett/Hector Crouch, stall two There has been plenty of attention on the trainer's prime contender, Pride Of Arras, but less of a focus on his second string, who has had an unconventional preparation but has some interesting form. The most obvious is a close second behind Delacroix in the Autumn Stakes at Newmarket last October and it is notable that Beckett has made every effort to get him to the post, even persuading Salisbury to stage a race at an evening meeting last month that would give him much-needed prep for the Classic. Stanhope Gardens duly made short work of two opponents and there is little doubt his trainer sees him as a serious contender. Well adrift of his stable companion in the betting and the ratings, but probably close to the top of many punters' lists for each-way purposes. Joseph O'Brien/Dylan Browne McMonagle, stall 12 A Group One winner as a two-year-old in the Critérium de Saint-Cloud, a race that has been won by plenty of top-class colts on the way to a glittering three-year-old career. So far so good in terms of his record at the highest level – Ruling Court, the 2,000 Guineas winner, is the only other in the field with a previous Group One success. On the downside, last season's Critérium – when Green Storm was second – had three runners and was probably the weakest in the race's history. Returned to action in Leopardstown's Derby trial, where he finished around six-and-a-half lengths behind Delacroix. He was noticeably weak in the market beforehand – the implication being that he should improve significantly for the run – but seven lengths is probably asking too much. Aidan O'Brien/Colin Keane, stall 19 The undoubted enigma of the race, not least as his trainer's Derby winners in the past two seasons have been bouncing back from disappointing runs on seasonal debuts. Unlike Auguste Rodin in 2023 and City Of Troy last year, however, The Lion In Winter has been passed over by Ryan Moore after surrendering his unbeaten record with a tame sixth behind Pride Of Arras in the Dante at York. He is bred to appreciate the step up in trip and handed Ruling Court the only defeat of his career, in the Acomb Stakes at York last August, but will struggle to get home if he again fails to settle. A draw in the widest stall may not help in that regard. Respected if only because he has the initials 'A.P.O'B' on his saddlecloth, but the Moore Factor – or rather, the lack-of-Moore Factor – has to be a concern. Saeed bin Suroor/Oisin Murphy, stall 11 The racing landscape has changed significantly since Saeed bin Suroor saddled Lammtarra to win the Derby in 1995, in the earliest years of the Godolphin operation. The trainer's fortunes within the organisation have since waxed and waned, to the point where the man who won four UK trainers' championships between 1996 and 2004 is now a furlong behind Charlie Appleby, his near-neighbour in Newmarket, in the pecking order. Appleby has won two Derbys since Bin Suroor saddled his most recent runner in 2017 and having landed the Classic at the first attempt three decades ago his 24 runners since have all been beaten. Ran a fine race to finish fourth in the 2,000 Guineas and has Oisin Murphy, the reigning champion jockey, to do the steering. He took a strong hold to lead the field for the first six furlongs at Newmarket and looks more likely to appreciate a drop in trip than a step up to a mile-and-a-half. Raphael Freire/David Egan, stall six Kia Joorabchian has ploughed millions into his Amo Racing operation in recent seasons and been rewarded with a couple of placings for big outsiders in the Derby, but his only representative in this year's Classic may struggle. He is, at least, stabled in the right place for a potential winner, as his young handler has taken over at Sir Michael Stoute's Freemason Lodge stable in Newmarket after the legendary trainer's retirement at the end of last year. His form is well short of what is likely to be required as he seemed to struggle to get even the 10-furlong trip at York when finishing seventh in the Dante.
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