Horseracing Betting Preview: July 1 - July 4
Betting Pro brings you the highlights of a packed racing week that takes us from Fairyhouse to Sandown.
Wednesday July 1
Fairyhouse
7:00 Golden Fleece Stakes
A Listed contest for two-year-olds which, at seven furlongs, is quite an examination of these young horses' endurance.
7:30 Irish Stallion Farms EBF Brownstown Stakes
This is a Group Three event for fillies and mares that attracts a familiar mix of highly tried and unexposed horses in search of a Pattern win.
Friday July 3
Sandown
2:50 Foundation Developments Dragon Stakes
A Listed race for promising two-year-olds which may throw up one or two useful types worth noting for Goodwood.
4:00 Helical Bar Gala Stakes
A ten furlong Listed event open to all ages, but in which three-year-olds have enjoyed considerable success.
Saturday July 4
Sandown
2:05 Sprint Stakes
A Group Three contest for classy sprinters that has improved steadily over recent years and should offer the punter plenty of top level form to peruse.
2:40 Heritage Handicap
A typical Saturday betting event, this big field mile contest is a tricky puzzle for handicap lovers to solve.
3:15 Coral Eclipse
A valuable and prestigious race in which the best of the current crop of three-year-olds clash with their elders for the first time. Having been switched to this race in preference to the Irish Derby, Sea The Stars is likely to start favourite.
3:45 Distaff
A Listed event run over a mile for improving three-year-old fillies.
4:20 Esher Stakes
Another Listed contest, this time over two miles for older horses where the final incline may find out those with doubtful stamina.
Haydock
2:55 Lancashire Oaks
A popular Group Two middle distance race which nearly rivals the Epsom original for the keenness with which it is contested.
3:30 Old Newton Cup
A much loved Heritage Handicap, one of the oldest such events on the racing calendar. The tempting prize money and lack of upper rating limit make this a fiercely competitive race with a big field and a busy betting market.