Paddy Power: Its Ladies Day - And The Tips Keep Coming

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Some of them are even winners! Not such a great record on Day 2 but we had a winner in the Prince Of Wales Stakes which should have had you covered for the day. Onwards and upwards - Thursday features another great card and a couple of tasty outsiders. If they come in I could end up rolling around on the bed in a pile of money - like Demi Moore except significantly bigger.

As it’s Ladies Day let’s start with the fillies in the Ribblesdale Stakes. Now a greater collection of Oaks-dodgers I have never seen and on the basis that nothing really stands out to me I fancy July Jasmine at a very tempting 7/1. Sir Michael Stoute has two runners here and I don’t believe he’d do that unless he thought both had at least a chance, and more to the point July Jasmine finished 2nd to Midday in the Lingfield Oaks Trial.

Given that Midday then went on to be beaten by a mere neck in the Oaks itself, and that Jule Jasmine didn’t really handle the course that day, I can’t help feeling she is under-rated here and well capable of pulling off a win.

The main event for an awful lot of people is the Gold Cup and Yeats is the horse we’re all desperately hoping to see win it. It may put something of a hole in the PP balance sheet but there will not be a dry eye in the house if Aidan O’Brien’s star makes it an incredible four in a row.

But Yeats IS getting long in the tooth and at 9/4 he really has to be taken on. The column inches have been full of Godolphin’s woes recently but I believe they may just pull off this one with Frankie on board Veracity. He’s crying out for the trip and there are just too many question marks over some of the other horses at the top of the betting.

Last but probably least, how about Freemantle in the Hampton Court Stakes. At 11/8 he’s a clear favourite but frankly he deserves to be. After a strong run in the Dante he ducked the Derby to focus on this race and let’s be honest, this is a step down in class. Looks to be a winner all over with Glass Harmonica the only competition I would be concerned about - and he hasn’t shown much this year despite his reputation.

Best of luck with your selections on Thursday!

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