Aidan O’Brien’s Kyprios is likely to go off at close to even-money favourite for today’s big race, the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup (4.25 p.m). He was absent at Royal Ascot last year after a setback but won the Gold Cup the previous year and it is understandable that he is at the top of the market.
However, I can’t help feeling that he is a really poor price given the level of the opposition and the fact he is not even officially the top-rated horse in the race. That honour narrowly goes to Trawlerman who beat Kyprios off level weights at Ascot in October in the Qipco British Champions Long Distance Cup.
Father-and-son trainers John and Thady Gosden have their string in good form this week and, with William Buick booked for the ride, it was tempting to put up Trawlerman as my bet in the race.
However, I am going to side with another runner in the race for the Gosdens, the up-and-coming four-year-old colt GREGORY ridden by James Doyle.
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