Horse racing betting tips: Tropbeau can give Fabre more success at Newmarket
SURPRISINGLY the one name missing from the training roll of honour for the Juddmonte Cheveley Park Stakes (2.25pm) is Andre Fabre.
There aren’t many big races missing from his CV, but this six furlong Group One prize for two-year-olds has so far eluded the legendary trainer.
However, that could be about to change tomorrow as his TROPBEAU looks exceptional value at 9/2 with Coral to upset red hot favourite Raffle Prize.
She has won her last three starts in France and showed a real smart turn of foot to win a Group Two at Deauville last time.
The drop back in trip shouldn’t inconvenience her and any rain that falls will also be a huge positive as she has only ever encountered a softish surface.
Raffle Prize will be a tough filly to beat on the back of a narrow defeat by Earthlight in the Group One Prix Morny last time.
That run followed wins in both the Queen Mary at Ascot and the Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes at Newmarket’s July meeting.
She brings the best form to the table, but Mark Johnston’s filly has had a busy campaign and may just be vulnerable to a fresh improving filly.
Kameko heads the betting for the Juddmonte Royal Lodge Stakes (1.50pm) on the back of a close second to Positive at Sandown last time.
A reproduction of that performance will see him go close for the Andrew Balding team who couldn’t be in much better form.
However, he is as short as 7/4 in places and I’d rather take him on with HIGHLAND CHIEF who hasn’t been seen since finishing third behind Pinatubo in the Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot.
He looked to be crying out for this step up in trip that day and I’d rather chance my arm with him at 9/2 with Ladbrokes.
Trainer Paul Cole has won this prize a couple of times in the past with similar types and this is likely to have been the target for some time.
The big betting race of the day is the bet365 Cambridgeshire Handicap (3.40pm), a cavalry charge over 1m1f with 35 runners where the unexposed three-year-olds dominate the market.
Good Birthday, Le Don De Vie and Fifth Position all have some decent form, while John Gosden and Frankie Dettori team up with Lord North who is having only his fifth career start.
Of course three-year-olds can win it, Wissahickon did so 12 months ago, but Mukhadram was beaten in it in 2012 and went on to win a Coral-Eclipse.
I’m going to side with the older horses and the first is Alan King’s BERINGER who has run well on a number of occasions this season, including when winning at this course in April.
That was over a mile, but I think a fast run nine furlongs is exactly what he wants and Thore Hammer Hansen takes off a valuable 5lbs. He looks a fair each-way price at 25/1.
My other selection is JAZEEL for Jedd O’Keefe, who won the Silver Cambridgeshire at this meeting last year when trained by Mick Channon.
He was also a close second over course and distance in April and then won a 1m2f handicap at Sandown in July, beating Beringer by a short-head.
There shouldn’t be too much between them tomorrow and the Northern raider is also worth backing at 16/1 with Coral.
POINTERS TOMORROW
Highland Chief 1.50pm Newmarket
Tropbeau 2.25pm Newmarket
Beringer e/w 3.40pm Newmarket
Jazeel e/w 3.40pm Newmarket