Horse Racing Betting Tips: Qabala’s not the only Star of this Term’s Classic fillies

BETTING for Sunday’s QIPCO 1000 Guineas (3.35pm) was blown apart at Newmarket last month.

Qabala came from last to first, and met plenty of trouble in running in between, to land the Nell Gwyn in terrific style and was immediately promoted to race-favourite by the bookies.

Her price plummeted from 50/1 to 5/1 and she’s now no bigger than 11/4 to win the first fillies’ Classic of the season.

That performance made her the standout contender for the race, and she obviously has plenty of class, but it’s hard to get excited at such short odds.

The field will be packed full of talent and, like we saw with Billesdon Brook landing the spoils at 66/1 12 months ago, there is always a chance of a shock in this race.

In fact, four of the last 10 winners have been double-figure prices and only two favourites have prevailed in the last decade.

STAR TERMS is the first of those that looks worthy of support at a nice price.

This daughter of Sea The Stars has already placed in Group One company, finishing third in the Prix Marcel Boussac on Arc day, and was a good fourth on her seasonal reappearance in the Fred Darling at Newbury last month.

The step back up to a mile should suit and the 33/1 with Ladbrokes looks too good to turn down.

At 25/1 with the same firm, ICONIC CHOICE can go well for Tom Dascombe.

She won five of her nine races as a juvenile and was just denied on her first start at three in the aforementioned Fred Darling.

Dascombe’s filly was doing all her best work at the end that day and she’s trusted to get every yard of Newmarket’s Rowley Mile.

POINTERS SUNDAY

Star Terms e/w 3.35pm Newmarket

Iconic Choice e/w 3.35pm Newmarket