The Novice Tipster

  1:15  Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Due to conditions i need to find the horses who will go onthis ground because that will be the key. These are lightly raced so its even harder, but for me the standout form is NANDO PERRADO 13/8 who was 2nd to Campanelle at Deauville in the Prix Morny. That was soft that day and the winner could be special. Nando Perrado is also a winner of the Coventry, which is the best form on offer. The soft ground in France is not like the soft ground over here, we would call it heavy. He has to step up a furlong but he is bred to stay the mile. St Marks Bascilica has won a Maiden on soft, and run a great race to be 2nd in the Group 1 National Stakes, the may well deal ok with the ground, but i think he would prefer it a bit drier. Sealiway looks the best of the French.   1:50 Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac - Criterium des Pouliches I do like Pretty Grogeous in this and she is a winner on Soft which is a bonus, she looks to be very good and a worthy favourite. H

   Nearly a day of rain the ground will be very testing!! Here are soft and heavy ground lovers Ascot  1:20 With Thanks (heavy) Helvezia, Onassis (soft) Onassis, Jovial (sire soft/heavy) Gypsy Whisper (sire heavy)  1:55 Maid In India, Last Empire (heavy) Tarboosh (placed heavy) Dakota Gold, Moss Gill , Tarboosh, Aljady, Last Empire,Maid In India, May Gold, Peggy Sue (soft) Tis Marvellous (sire Heavy) Moss Gill, Star In The Making (sire soft)  2:30 Morando, Euchen Glen (placed heavy) Desert Encounter, Euchen Glen , Mornado, Highland Chief (soft) Away He Goes, Highland Chief , Euchen Glen (sire soft) Logician (sire heavy) 3:05 Blown By Wind (heavy) Raising Sands, Kynren, Blown By Wind, Greenside, King Ottoker , River Nymph, Young Fire (soft) Kimifive (sire soft) King Ottoker (sire heavy) Greenside (sire soft/heavy)  3:40 Snazzy Jazzy, The Tin Man (heavy) all winners on soft except The Tin Man and Breathtaking Look (BL has never run on soft ground) Brad The Brief (sire soft) Brando (si

  Loads and loads of rain coming so here are some mudlovers for you, and see if we can get ahead of the betting! - will base it on Soft/Heavy   Ascot  1:55 Prince Of Harts (heavy) Badenscoth, Grove Ferry (soft) Prejudice (sire soft/heavy) Wait Forever (sire heavy) 2:30 Without A Fight (soft) Berkshire Rocco (place only soft) Albaflora (sire soft) Berkshire Rocco (sire heavy) 3:05 Lord Oberon, Jumaira Bay (placed heavy) Herculean, Breanski, Lord Oberon, Jumaira Bay (soft) Tiger Crusade (sire soft) Herculean (sire heavy) 3:40 Natural History, Rochester House (heavy placed) C'est No Mour, Beholden (soft placed) Calling The Wind, Rochester House (sire soft heavy) Natural History (sire heavy) 4:15 Made For Minds (sire soft/heavy)  4:50 Society Lion (heavy) Cold Front, Desert Safari (placed heavy) Musicality (soft) Stone Circle (sire soft) Musicality (sire heavy) All those in RED have the best speeds too. PURPLE best speed on Soft Ground All those in BLUE have won on soft and has