![]() ![]() ![]() If you backed Al Aasy to win the 2021 Coronation Cup – when he seemed reluctant to go past Pyledriver – or on his return this year, when he wore earplugs and seemed to throw in the towel, then you probably won’t disagree. You don’t get too many 113-rated racehorses who have a question mark about their temperament hanging over them. He’s now won half of his past dozen races but Timeform remain wary and he is the owner of one of their famous squiggles. There was never a moment when he didn’t look like winning. Odds-on in the ante-post betting, he ended up going off at 100-30. Such an instance happened when Al Aasy cruised home in a Listed contest at Newmarket last month. But there also occasions when the drifters make a mockery of market weakness. Punters will knowingly nod and wink to each other when horses friendless in the betting end up being well beaten. That augurs well as Las Meninas, the equine version, was a top-class filly who won the 1000 Guineas in 1994. Surprisingly, O’Brien has not won any of the previous six renewals despite his 14 challengers including a couple of hot favourites and a future Classic winner in Kew Gardens.ĭiego Valazquez’s namesake was a renowned Spanish painter in the 17th century, with his masterpiece being Las Meninas. The sport is littered with expensive buys who have proved to be disappointments.ĭiego Valazquez will recoup about £11,000 of his price tag should he win the opening 7f novice event at The Curragh on Saturday. However, dreams are not for free in racing and they can turn into the stuff of nightmares. He's as short as 12-1 for the Derby, and no bigger than 20-1, before even setting foot on a racecourse. His dam has already produced two top-class performers in Broome and Point Lonsdale, so it was perhaps little wonder that Lot 238 was purchased for a sum that could have secured a lavish country estate. This son of Frankel changed hands for £2.5 million at the Tattersalls Book 1 Sale in October – making him the second highest lot among the 550 impeccably bred horses on offer. Andy Stephens picks out a handful of runners who could help illuminate the action at Haydock, Newmarket and The Curragh this weekend. ![]()
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