Horse Racing Betting Tips: Cayenne Pepper will be too hot to handle in Fillies’ Mile
JESSICA Harrington has enjoyed plenty of success over the past couple of years. Firstly, she won the Cheltenham Gold Cup in 2017 with Sizing John and then followed up with Our Duke in the Irish Grand National.
Last year, Alpha Centauri gave her a maiden Classic success in the Irish 1000 Guineas, before landing three further Group Ones.
Things have been getting better and better for the 72-year-old Kildare-based trainer, and the future looks bright based on the two top level successes of two of her juvenile fillies in the past couple of weeks.
First up was Millisle, who caused a shock in the Cheveley Park Stakes, and then Albigna won the Prix Marcel Boussac in fine style last Sunday.
Harrington couldn’t have had many better fortnights in her career, but the Group One hat-trick may well be landed this afternoon in the bet365 Fillies’ Mile (3.35pm).
CAYENNE PEPPER is unbeaten in three career starts and was very impressive when stepped up to a mile in a Group Three at the Curragh in August.
That was the first time she had encountered cut in the ground on a racecourse and she handled it well, making all and showing a good attitude.
This will be her first taste of a Group One, but she is clearly a very good filly in a yard which has an embarrassment of riches in that division.
Quadrilateral, who has been supplemented for this on the back of a nine-length win in a conditions race at Newbury, is likely to go off favourite.
She could be anything, but this is a big step up and she will be taking on a completely different quality of animal here.
Aidan O’Brien has won three of the last five renewals, so Love has to be greatly respected following her win in the Moyglare Stud Stakes last month.
However, she was disappointing the only time she has run on yielding ground which has to be a concern.
Powerful Breeze comes into this unbeaten, but she is also unproven in the conditions, so Cayenne Pepper looks the best bet at 11/4 with Ladbrokes.
Next up is the bet365 Old Rowley Cup (4.10pm) and, as you’d expect for the prize money, it looks a wide-open contest.
The one that stands out to me is Alan King’s TRUESHAN who has won two of his last three starts and was second to leading Cesarewitch fancy Ranch Hand at Haydock last month.
He was a little keen that day, so the drop back to 1m4f from 1m6f should help, while he’s also proved he can handle soft ground.
His draw in stall 17 could be viewed as a negative, yet four of the five winners of this race have come from a double figure berth.
He looks a more than fair each-way price at 8/1 with Coral.
Not many yards are in better form than Saeed bin Suroor’s and I fancy his PLATINUM STAR to get punters off to a flyer at 11/4 in the opening Newmarket Academy Beacon Project Cornwallis Stakes (1.50pm).
He has finished in the first two on five of his six starts, the only failure coming over seven furlongs behind the top-class Pinatubo in the Vintage Stakes at Glorious Goodwood.
He ran an excellent race to be second to Southern Hills in the Windsor Castle Stakes at Royal Ascot on soft ground, so conditions should be fine for him this afternoon.
There is also a good card at York this afternoon and don’t miss Kevin Ryan’s ABSTEMIOUS in the five-furlong novice (3.15pm).
He was devastatingly impressive on his second start over six furlongs on soft ground back in July and I’m willing to forgive him his run in the Gimcrack last time on a much quicker surface.
This is a big drop in class, the ground should be perfect, and he is worth backing at 2/1.
POINTERS FRIDAY
Platinum Star 1.50pm Newmarket
Cayenne Pepper 1.50pm Newmarket
Abstemious 3.15pm York
Trueshan e/w 4.10pm Newmarket