Manguard Plus Royal Whip Stakes (Group 3)

Off time: 15:40 | Winning time: 2m 9.63s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Verbal Dexterity

3/1, 10/3, 7/2, 10/3, 3/1, 11/4

5/2

Deauville

9/4, 2/1, 9/4, 2/1, 9/4, 5/2, 11/4, 5/2, 11/4, 5/2

11/4

Success Days

3/1, 11/4, 5/2

11/4

Beautiful Morning

5/1, 9/2, 5/1, 11/2, 5/1, 11/2

5/1

Reckless Gold

16/1, 18/1, 20/1, 16/1, 18/1, 16/1, 18/1

16/1

Broadway

25/1, 28/1, 33/1, 28/1, 25/1

20/1

Brendan Brackan

33/1, 40/1, 33/1, 40/1

33/1

SP Book Percentage 132.16

Non-Runners

(7)

Ming¹⁵

Weight: 8-13| Age: 3

T: J P O'Brien J: D O'Brien

Forecasts

Verbal Dexterity (5/2), Deauville (11/4), Success Days (11/4), Ming (4/1), Beautiful Morning (5/1), Reckless Gold (16/1), Broadway (20/1), Brendan Brackan (33/1)

It has to be taken on trust that VERBAL DEXTERITY retains all the ability he showed last year, and he's clearly had his issues, but if he has trained on that he will take plenty of catching, and it's worth remembering how strong he was at the finish of the National Stakes here. If he fails to fire, then perhaps Success Days can bounce back after facing a stiff task in France. Deauville is also in the mix on his return from foreign jaunts.