Rose Of Lancaster Stakes Betting Tips – Zaaki Value in Haydock Feature

Stoute charge appeals now eased in grade

The feature race at Haydock on Saturday is the Group 3 Rose Of Lancaster Stakes (14:40), a 1m 2f contest for three-year-olds and upwards. Now eased in grade, Zaaki looks value to land the spoils under Ryan Moore.

This Sir Michael Stoute trained five-year-old won three times last season, including twice at this level. In the last of those at York, he only had to be pushed out to beat Bangkok by a neck in the Strensall Stakes.

Zaaki also posted some very solid efforts in defeat, including when beaten just a nose by Beat The Bank in a Group 2 at Ascot and when third to Benbatl in a similar grade affair at Newmarket.

The son of Leroidesanimaux comes into this on the back of just two runs this year. Zaaki looked as good as ever in the first of those when weakening late on to be beaten just over a length when third to Century Dream in the Group 3 Diomed Stakes at Newbury.

He was then far from disgraced when a 5 1/2 lengths sixth of 11 to Montather in the Group 2 Summer Mile at Ascot under Louis Steward. The winner has gone on to land a stellar renewal of the Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Glorious Goodwood to confirm himself the top miler in Europe.

That gives the form a solid look in relation to the Rose Of Lancaster Stakes. Zaaki’s rating of 112 is the highest in this seven-runner line-up.

He is also now reunited with Ryan Moore, who has a 28 per cent strike rate on him having won twice and been placed on two occasions in seven starts.

Underfoot conditions are also ideal, so Zaaki thus makes plenty of appeal at the 4/1 on offer with Betfred.

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Global Giant opposable at odds on offer

The betting is headed by Global Giant, a progressive sort who hails from the in-form yard of John Gosden.

This five-year-old posted some smart efforts to make the frame last season when in the care of Ed Dunlop, being beaten just a neck by Fabricate in a Group 3 at Windsor and 1 1/2 lengths when runner-up to Mootasadir in the Group 3 Diamond Stakes at Dundalk.

He then moved to join Gosden at the start of this campaign and has won two of his three starts for the Newmarket handler.

After easily landing a class 2 conditions contest at Wolverhampton, Global Giant ran well when a two-length fourth in a competitive renewal of the 1m 2f Gala Stakes at Sandown.

He then resumed winning ways in a Listed contest at Newbury where, after racing in mid-division under Frankie Dettori, he took up the running two from home and stayed on strongly to beat Extra Elusive by a length.

It was a taking display which suggested there could be even better to come from Global Giant. The form has been boosted with the third home Pablo Escobar having since landed a Group 3 at Goodwood.

Global Giant is clearly going the right way and a revised rating of 111 gives him just a pound to find on Zaaki.

However, he is yet to win at this level. That makes odds of 6/5 with Betfair look plenty short enough. For that reason alone, he is opposed on this occasion.

Extra Elusive another with Rose Of Lancaster Stakes claims

The aforementioned Extra Elusive wasn’t beaten far by Global Giant at Newbury in a race which didn’t go totally to plan, so is another who can’t be discounted.

Roger Charlton’s charge pulled very hard in the early stages and also forfeited ground when making a move and edging left two from home.

He then stayed on strongly to be gaining all the way to the line, so it was a solid effort given how the race panned out.

That was also just the second start of the campaign for the five-year-old, so he should now be fully tuned to do himself justice.

Extra Elusive also had some decent form to his name last season, finishing a fine third to Crystal Ocean in a Group 3 at Sandown and an excellent neck second to Elarqam in a Listed affair at the same venue.

It’s fair to day that he is not the easiest to win with and his losing run now stretches back to August 2018 when landing a class 3 handicap at Kempton.

However, Extra Elusive undoubtedly has a talent to play a leading role in this if the cards drop right and consenting to put his best foot forward.

It’s a shame that with only seven set to go to post bookmakers will be paying just two places as regards each-way betting.

But should one of the big two fail to shine, Extra Elusive would have claims of hitting the frame at least. He can be backed at 11/2 with Betway.