PADDY’S ECLIPSE MARKET AFTER TODAY’S DECS
Paddy Power makes John Oxx’s English Derby hero Sea The Stars a warm 5-6 favourite to capture Saturday’s Eclipse Stakes at Sandown. Conduit and Rip Van Winkle are both next best in the market at 4-1 with Ireland’s biggest and friendliest layer.
5-6 for Eclipse...
Paddy Power himself said: “Sea The Stars has been solid in our Eclipse market attracting plenty of support and nothing else has really been backed. He looks an obvious winner, with the ground likely to be in his favour and John Oxx having said that the big mile and a quarter races would be just up his street, and I think the opposition will be seaing the stars after a knockout blow.”
ECLIPSE
Paddy Power: 5-6 Sea The Stars, 4 Conduit, Rip Van Winkle, 8 Cima De Triomphe, 16 Twice Over, 50 Jukebox Jury, 80 Malibu Bay, 100 Steele Tango, 200 Lang Shining, Set Sail
Can anyone beat Sea The Stars?
July Cup Update..
Meanwhile Michael Bell was due to show members of the Fourth Estate his Golden Jubilee Stakes winner Art Connoisseur this morning. He is a 7-1 chance with Paddy for next week’s Darley July Cup at Newmarket, while Scenic Blast heads the market as a 7-4 favourite. J J The Jet Plane, who pleased connections in a workout on the July Course this morning, is a 12-1 shot with Paddy.
JULY CUP Paddy Power: 7-4 Scenic Blast, 5 Paco Boy, 7 Art Connoisseur, 8 Fleeting Spirit, 12 J J The Jet Plane, Takeover Target, Evasive, 14 Main Aim, Utmost Respect, 16 African Rose, 20 Bushranger, Ialysos, Kings Apostle, Marchand D’Or, Tax Free, War Artist, 25 bar
South African sprinter J J The Jet Plane displayed his well-being ahead of Friday week’s Darley July Cup in a workout at Newmarket on Thursday morning. Mike de Kock’s ace was accompanied by a galloping companion in the pleasing spin on the July course. Juan Nel, assistant to De Kock, said: “He had a really good workout and we’re extremely happy with him. He was really put through his paces and is looking extremely well, better than before Ascot. We are really looking forward to the race and I think you’ll see a different horse at Newmarket.”
The five-year-old was fourth to Art Connoisseur when sent off favourite for the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot after making a successful British debut at Windsor.
He is a top-priced 12-1 to take July Cup honours.
