Race 3 is the Norfolk Stakes which is another of the day’s 5f sprints. This is a Group 2 Class 1 affair which is only available to 2-year-old horses.
There are 14 declared for the race. Which of the potential future stars will be getting the honours in this one, which is part of the Breeders’ Cup Challenge Series.
Norfolk Stakes Odds
Eye of Heaven 11/8
Golden Pal 5/1
The Lir Jet 11/2
Lipizzaner 6/1
Imperial Force 11/1
Jojo Rabbit 12/1
Get It 12/1
Ventura Tormenta 25/1
Nelson Gay 25/1
Cooperation 22/1
Andronicus Beau 33/1
Macho Pride 40/1
Emirati Dirham 50/1
Papal Bee 125/1
* (betting odds taken from Boylesports at 04:43 GMT on Thursday, 18th June 2020)
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Will Eye Of Heaven deliver as the favourite?
There was plenty of support arriving for EYE OF HEAVEN when he was out at Newmarket recently. He claimed a good win there with plenty to spare as well. He pushed Get It, who he re-opposes in this one, into second place.
So the form is there and Frankie Dettori is in the saddle as well. He really lived up to expectation there and will be expected to write in the frame in this one as well. Eye Of Heaven lines up as the current 11/8 favourite* (Betting odds taken from Coral at 04:40 GMT on Thursday, 18th June 2020).
THE LIR JET
An impressive debut was made by THE LIR JET who nailed a win at Yarmouth. There are some connections here as his sire Prince Of Lir won this particular race back in 2016.
Anyway, back to The Lir Jet, he travelled very, very well on his recent racetrack debut and has since been purchased by Qatar Racing. Stacks of potential in him, trained by Michael Bell. The Lir Jet goes at 11/2* (Betting odds taken from Coral at 04:40 GMT on Thursday, 18th June 2020).
GOLDEN PAL
GOLDEN PAL followed Gatsby home on his racetrack debut which happened at Gulfstream in mid-April. So this is quite the switch for him as he heads to Ascot on the back of a 63 day break.
The Golden Pal is a current 5/1 shot* (Betting odds taken from Coral at 04:40 GMT on Thursday, 18th June 2020). He looks to be something of a bold runner and may take this on from the front, which was what he did at Gulfstream.
Other Contenders
Obviously, with this being a race for juveniles there’s not a great to go on. IMPERIAL FORCE had a good trip on his debut as he finished runner up to Creative Force at Newmarket. He showed a good turn of speed in that.
Another that has shown some decent early flourishes is LIPIZZANER who has secured back to back second-place finishes. So he’s yet to score but has been knocking on the door. He looks as if he will benefit from a shorter trip than he took on at Naas recently.
Breaking his maiden at the second attempt was JOJO RABBIT who scored in novice company at Wolverhampton recently. That followed a runner-up finish on his debut. He will carry some potential.
Predictions & Tips
This is an exciting and unpredictable looking race. We have to stick pretty much with the market on this one. That means that we are seriously lining up EYE OF HEAVEN.
He was so comfortable in his win at Newmarket recently that he has every chance of following up.
But THE LIR JET looks as if he can push him every inch of the way and looks a big danger in this field of youngsters.
Another that catches our eye in a wide-open field is LIPIZZANER who could use his extra bit of advantage to his advantage and get into the picture.
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