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| Diamond Jubilee Coronation Cup - 2nd June 2012 |
Epsom Derby
O'Brien Out to Continue Group One Domination with St Nicholas in Coronation Cup 30/05/12 Aidan O’Brien can continue his domination of Group 1 races in Britain and Ireland by landing the Coronation Cup over the Derby course and distance with St Nicholas Abbey on Saturday, who will be looking for back-to-back victories in the race following his win 12 months ago. He certainly looks the one to beat and is currently 5/6 odds on to do so according to the odds for the race.
He was defeated last time out at the Curragh when he was beaten a length by pacemaker, Windsor Castle, in the Group 3 High Chaparral Stakes over ten furlongs. However, he clearly needed the run that day and will be better suited by the course and trip on Saturday and the son of Montjeu is said to be back to the form he showed when winning the Breeders Cup Turf over 12 furlongs last November. Windsor Castle in fact re-opposes again in this, although punters should not expect lightning to strike twice as Windsor Castle will only be the pacemaker once again. Also representing the O’Brien stable will be Treasure Beach, second in the Irish Derby. He finished in 4th place, four lengths behind second placed St Nicholas Abbey in the Group 1 Sheemah Classic over 1m4f at the Dubai Carnival in March, a race won by the very classy, Cirrus Des Aigles. He subsequently ran 9th of 13 in the QEII Cup over ten furlongs in Hong Kong in April but was badly drawn that day and lost too much energy in the early part of the race trying to get on . He is 8/1 to win the Saturday’s race and cannot be ruled out should St Nicholas Abbey not improve from his last run.
Dubai World Cup winner, Monterosso, trained for Godolphin by Mahmood Al Zarooni is also rated highly in the betting at odds of 5/1. His win in the world’s richest race at the end of March came as a surprise to all but in fairness, he won with plenty in hand over a quality field that included Aidan O’Brien’s So You Think. It was also remarkable in that it was only his second race for a year having gone through 2011 unraced due to injury. Although a Group 2 winner at Royal Ascot, his overall 2010 form when trained by Mark Johnston was sketchy at best suggesting very strongly that his latest Meydan form should not necessarily be seriously considered.
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