Prix Jacques Le Marois Betting Tips – Palace Pier Can Prevail at Deauville
Deauville Betting Tips · Sunday, 16th Aug 2020 - 14:50
Author:
Jamie Clark
Publish Date:
Friday, 14th Aug 2020
Topic:
Horsebetting Tip
Experiences:
Our experienced editor
Topic:
Horsebetting Tip
Experiences:
Our experienced editor
Jamie Clark was Sports Editor of Coral bookmakers between 2014 and 2017 during their merger with Labrokes and a key period for the British betting industry. Working as a bookie’s runner on the point to point circuit in the Midlands and at Market Rasen Racecourse where his late godfather had a trackside pitch growing up, he has had ties to horse racing all of his life. A regular visitor to Cheltenham during the National Hunt season and York over the summer, he has been involved in Horsebetting.com since its inception. Jamie now brings you his take on major news stories from the racing world and those all-important betting tips.
Sire scored in French Group 1
The feature race at Deauville in France on Sunday is the Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois over the straight mile (14:50) with Palace Pier bred to win it.
Trained by John Gosden, this three-year-old colt is a son of Kingman who landed the contest in 2014. Unbeaten in four career starts, Palace Pier has been kept out of the limelight until this summer.
After winning in maiden and novice company at Sandown as a juvenile, he made a total mockery of his opening handicap mark of 98 on reappearance. Palace Pier won going away in impressive fashion.
Gosden swerved the Classics with him, taking aim at the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot instead. After being held-up under Frankie Dettori, Palace Pier made very smooth headway down the outside approaching two out.
He was soon shaken up and throwing down his challenge. When Palace Pier hit the front with just over 100 yards to go, he only needed pushing out for a ready length success over Pinatubo.
The runner-up was last year’s champion juvenile who has since landed the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat here. Wichita, a further head behind in third, was previously second in the 2000 Guineas at Newmarket.
Even Royal Dornoch, who trailed in last of seven at Royal Ascot, has resumed winning ways at Leopardstown in Group 3 company this week. That gives the form a solid look.
After being some of the best horses in his age bracket, Palace Pier takes on his elders for the first time in the Prix Jacques Le Marois.
Gosden named this race as his next target after Royal Ascot. It has been the plan all along and he gets 5lb weight-for-age. Palace Pier therefore appeals most.
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Trainer Andre Fabre has won the Prix Jacques Le Marois a joint record seven times. After landing another Group 1 last time out, Persian King could give the youngster plenty to think about.
This Godolphin owned four-year-old shares the same sire as Palace Pier and has never been out of the first two in 10 career starts.
Persian King won the French 2000 Guineas on heavy going last season, so the forecast soft surface is no problem. Although beaten in the Prix du Jockey Club by Sottsass, the winner went on to be third in the Arc and has since won another Group 1.
After shaping as though needing the run after 374 days off the track when held a short-neck in a Listed contest at Chantilly on reappearance, Persian King resumed winning ways in the Group 2 Prix du Muguet at Saint-Cloud.
On that form, he has nothing to fear from the re-opposing runner-up Pretreville. Persian King then landed the Group 1 Prix d’Ispahan and only needed shaking up to quicken clear and put the race to bed.
This is tougher but, given connections, it would be no surprise if he completed the hat-trick.
Romanised out to win again
Last year’s Prix Jacques Le Marois hero Romanised is back at Deauville for the defence of his crown.
Trained in Ireland by Ken Condon, the five-year-old is a class act on his day. Although fifth in the race two years ago after landing the Irish 2000 Guineas, Romanised shaped much better 12 months ago.
After being waited with, the son of Holy Roman Emperor closed on the leaders two out. When Romanised came under a drive from Billy Lee, he quickly asserted and scored by 1 1/4 lengths.
This year’s renewal of the Prix Jacques Le Marois looks tougher, however. Romanised should reverse Prix du Moulin form with Circus Maximus off 4lb better terms, though.
He retains plenty of ability after landing the Group 2 Minstrel Stakes for the second time on reappearance. This demands more, but expect a bold bid from Romanised.
Alpine Star the Prix Jacques Le Marois each-way bet
Another of the Irish raiders, Alpine Star, gets weight all-round. The three-year-old Niarchos Family owned filly is closely related to the 2018 winner Alpha Centauri.
She is also trained by the same handler in Jessica Harrington. After winning all three of her juvenile starts, the plan was for Alpine Star to race in the French 1000 Guineas.
Travel restrictions made that difficult, so she switched targets to the Group 1 Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot. Frankie Dettori gave Alpine Star a peach of a ride on the inner that day.
Although short of room at first, when the gaps opened she took things up approaching the final furlong. Alpine Star then kept on strongly for a decisive 4 1/4 lengths victory over American raider Sharing.
Stephane Pasquier adopted different tactics on her when upped in trip for the Prix de Diane last time out. That made little sense as Alpine Star let others make the running at Royal Ascot.
The front-running ride didn’t work. Even though Alpine Star clearly stayed further after rallying superbly when headed, she went down fighting by a short-neck.
However, the form has been franked by the winner, Fancy Blue, who followed-up in the Nassau Stakes at Glorious Goodwood. That suggests Alpine Star is well worth a crack against the colts here.
The Prix Jacques Le Marois race terms are in her favour. If ridden with more restraint, then Alpine Star is an obvious each-way bet here.
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