Straight From The Horses Mouth 20/6/12

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Wednesday 20^th June

14:30 Jersey Stakes

Sovereign Debt - is two from two at Ascot and is set to take his chance in the Jersey Stakes on Wednesday. He won very easily last time and although the handicapper put him up 10lb for that, it has to be a bit of a guess when they win like that.

He deserves a step up in class, all the rain about won't be a problem for him and he wouldn't have quite as much to find as perhaps the official ratings will suggest. – Michael Bell

Valbchek - is well and will be heading to Royal Ascot to run in the Jersey Stakes. – Jeremy Noseda
 With an incredible 26 runners lining up here - I have never seen a Jersey like it - this race will take some solving for punters as well as riding for the jockeys. And in Valbchek, I am riding one of the most unexposed horses in the field. Clearly did as expected when winning at odds of 4-11 on his debut and he stepped on that when winning the Tattersalls Million sales race over 6f at Newmarket in April. The runner-up went on to win a listed race next time, so the form looks ok, even if those behind haven't done a lot; but even if you take a positive view of it, he clearly needs to step up to win this. But he has always worked like a good horse and gave me the impression there was more to come when I won on him at Newmarket, not surprisingly for a horse having just his second start. He has an awkward head carriage but he knuckled down well when I asked him, and he will get 7f ok. In a normal Jersey, I would be fancying my chances. But there are any number of potential winners in here. And I am drawn 25 or 26, so who knows? At least I appear to have a bit of pace around me. Ryan Moore

Aljamaaheer SP - faces no less than 25 rivals in the Jersey Stakes but he goes there on the back of an impressive display in the King Charles II Stakes at Newmarket. He has been trained for this race since that victory and his work at home has been very pleasing. Roger said: “He has shown us all spring that he is probably up to this level and he has done everything right at home since his win at Newmarket. “The size of the field is obviously a concern and you never know where the best place is to be drawn but I couldn’t be happier with his condition. The faster the ground the better.” Roger Varian

15:05 Windsor Forest Stakes

Lay Time 14/1 & I Love Me 16/1 – Lay Time- I think it was just the track at Epsom last time that was Lay Time's undoing as she was entitled to run much better on the form of the horses she had been working with at home. I Love Me- is also going to run but I think she will need it as we haven't been able to get her out this season -Andrew Balding

Chachamaidee 6/1- seems in good order and as long as the ground isn't too soft she should be a major contestant in the Windsor Forest Stakes on Wednesday - Sir Henry Cecil

Nahrain 9/2 - Sheikh Ahmed’s daughter of Selkirk has not been seen since finishing a close second in the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf last November but has been training well for this assignment.
She is dropping back to a mile for the first time since last summer and is forced to carry a 5lb penalty for her win in the Prix de l’Opera. Roger said: “I have waited to start her off against her own sex and this race looks ideal to set her up for the second half of the season where there are more opportunities at the top level for older fillies.“We have to give the field a lot of respect as she is up against some decent fillies and she is conceding weight to all of them except one. But she has really come to herself over the last three weeks and I am very happy with her. “She is stepping back to a mile but on her homework and the fact that she won at the trip last season, I don’t feel it will inconvenience her.” – Roger Varian
Beatrice Aurora 25/1 - Progressed really well last season, Group 1 placed in Italy, and made a pleasing reappearance at Newmarket. Although some may have been disappointed by her fifth at York last time, I thought she ran ok and that was what she is. A very smart filly, but perhaps not one up to winning this. Emulous was very impressive in the Matron Stakes last season and won well on her reappearance, and she looks the one to beat. Of the others, Nahrain and Chachamaidee look best of the rest. Ryan Moore

15:45 Prince of Wales Stakes

Wigmore Hall 33/1 - has been a grand servant to us over the years and will almost certainly line up in the Prince Of Wales's Stakes (also holds an entry in the Hardwicke Stakes). Realistically he is probably only making up the numbers but he deserves to take his chance. – Michael Bell

Sri Putra 40/1 - finished third in last year’s Prince of Wales’s Stakes and he will bid to go two better in mile and quarter Group 1. He won his reappearance at Kempton before putting up a disappointing effort in Italy last time. Roger added: “Sri Putra often saves his best for the championship races because the track, ground and fast pace seem to suit him. “He certainly seems back to his best following his disappointing run in Italy and hopefully he can get in the money.” Roger Varian
Carlton House 3/1 - We were very happy with his comeback win in the Brigadier Gerard, he has done well since, and he is well drawn in two. We have a lot to do to beat a peak-form favourite but we are unexposed, and this will tell us a lot more about him. Ryan Moore
 So You Think 6/4, who I obviously know well, sets the standard and is the one to beat on ratings. Ok, he has been beaten in both his starts at Ascot, including when we got beat a neck by Rewilding in this race last season. But there was no disgrace at all in that or his second in the Champion Stakes in October. He may not have lived up to everyone's expectations since coming over from Australia, but he is a top class racehorse with about 7lb in hand of these on his best form. Yes, he ran below par in America and Dubai - and you can't read much into his victory at 2-11 at The Curragh last month other than that he is fit and well - and, in fact, Planteur finished half-a-length in front of him in the World Cup. But, his Ganay win notwithstanding, I think 1m2f round here will stretch Planteur's stamina. Reliable Man would be a threat if coming back to the form of his Prix Niel win, but he looks to have totally lost his form Ryan Moore

16:25 Royal Hunt Cup

Mabait 33/1 & Trade Storm 33/1 - Mabait put up an improved performance to be third at Chester last time out while Trade Storm was last seen finishing a solid seventh in the Listed Hambleton Stakes at York’s Dante Meeting. Mabait and Trade Storm will head to the Royal Hunt Cup. Mabait is a well handicapped horse and showed his first bit of form in 18 months when he ran at Chester the Saturday before last. Trade Storm seems to have come on nicely for his run at York – David Simcock

Boom And Bust - I think I ride Boom And Bust in the Royal Hunt Cup, who hasn’t been out since winning under me at Glorious Goodwood. I was at Marcus Tregoning’s this week and one horse really caught my eye. I asked Marcus who he was, and he said, “Boom And Bust”. He looks awesome and will be ready to go come Wednesday.  - Hayley Turner

Boogie Shoes 25/1 - completes the quartet in the Royal Hunt Cup. Alan Spence’s gelding was disappointing at Epsom last time but prior to that he had run with credit when second at Newmarket. His trainer said: “We don’t really know why he didn’t perform at Epsom last time but he ran well on a straight mile at Newmarket before that and we hope that the mile at Ascot should really suit. “He seems in good order at home but it is one of the most competitive races of the year and you need plenty of luck.” Roger Varian
Bonnie Brae 20/1 -  I am drawn six of 33, so hopefully that proves to be a positive. I rode her when she won easily in the soft at Salisbury last season and on her last two starts. She ran an excellent race when a close second over 7f in the soft here on her reappearance but found things happening too quickly over 7f on fast ground at Goodwood last time. A mile with a bit of cut in the ground will hopefully be ideal, but she doesn't look obviously well handicapped to me. Ryan Moore

Rock Critic 20/1 - He's a very consistent horse and he has a chance," said Smullen."He's a big horse and he's well able to cope with being knocked around in a big field."He is very exposed and has plenty of weight, so he has it all to do, but I'd expect him to be competitive in a very open race."He handles a bit of cut, but he's a better horse on drier ground." – Pat Smullen

17:00 Queen Mary Stakes

Jadanna - This year we have entered Jadanna in the Queen Mary over five furlongs on Wednesday and, as a precaution, the Albany over six on Friday.  She won at Pontefract and Beverley recently and although some have knocked her form I am more than happy and she will be able to handle the extra furlong if required. She is also a laid back character so I am confident a big crowd of 50,000 plus will have little effect. James Given
Hoyam- She was second to a Richard Hannon-trained filly at Windsor on her debut - it feels like most of my two-year-olds are coming second to the Hannon horses at the moment - and she is sure to improve for the experience. I wouldn't think she would need to progress a huge amount to get competitive in a race like this and she's a smart filly in the making. She is likely to be a fancy price, I suppose, but she certainly isn't there to make up the numbers. – Michael Bell
Upward Spiral - Upward Spiral in the Queen Mary is probably our best chance - David Redvers (Racing Manager for Sheikh Fahad Al Thani)
Hairy Rocket 16/1 - She really impressed me when beating subsequent winner Miss Diva by five lengths on her debut at Windsor. I wouldn't be too downhearted by her defeat in a three-runner race last time. She was taken on for the lead by Just Past Andover there, and they cut each other's throats, handing the race to Graphic Guest. I think she is a lot better than she showed there and hopefully she can prove it. But a 27-runner Queen Mary? To state the obvious, you will need all sorts of luck in running here.  Ryan Moore

17:35 Sandringham Handicap

Hello Glory & Miss Azeza - All being well, Hello Glory and Miss Azeza will go for the Sandringham (Listed Handicap). I wasn't happy with Hello Glory at the beginning of the season and the first two pulled a long way clear of her in the Michael Seely at York. But they have both gone on and won Group 2s since and the other positive for Hello Glory is that she will go to Ascot with a lovely racing weight. Miss Azeza will be coming back from a long lay-off - her last run was at Salisbury in the Dick Poole last summer - and it will be a big ask for her – David Simcock