Tom is on holiday this week, so he has left his column in the trusty hands of the Betting Directory editorial team! Despite him sunning himslef in warmer climates, he has still found time to pick up the phone and point us in the direction of some value about potential winner – in the form of Yeats to win next week’s Ascot Gold Cup at an attractive price of 3/1, a price generally available with most bookmakers.
The Aidan O’Brien trained Yeats will be bidding for his fourth successive Ascot Gold Cup victory when he lines up for next Thursday’s Group One, 2 mile 4 furlong trip around the Berkshire track. Should he win, he will become the first horse ever to win the race four times and currently shares the record of three back to back victories with the great French horse of the 70s, Sagaro.
His first win in the race came back in 2006 when he won at odds of 7/1, when he proved that he loves every yard of this marathon trip and he followed up in 2007 and 2008 at odds of 8/13 and 11/8 respictively, with last year’s win being the most decisive with a winning margin of five lengths back to Geordieland in second place.
He will go to Ascot on the back of a dissapointing seasonal debut at Navan back in April where a lack of fitness and soft ground can excuse his sixth place finish in an eight runner race. Trainer, Aidan O’Brien, has stated that he is happy with Yeats’ condition and providing that is the case, the 3/1 about a horse who clearly loves this race represents cracking value and it would be no surprise to that price long gone come the day of the race.
Royal Ascot Tip – Ascot Gold Cup, Thursday 18th June 2009
Yeats to win @ 3/1 with any of Ladbrokes, William Hill, Victor Chandler or Bet365
