July Cup 2021

[FinalFurlong91]

Campanelle 8/1

Was awarded the commonwealth Cup in the stewards room

Was her first run since November 2020 so she will surely improve for the run

The older horses over 6f dont set a particularly high standard

I expect her, creative force and dragon symbol to dominate the division

Will be looking to add dragon symbol with a free bet at some point too

[Istabraq]

Oxted has to be a runner FF, winner last year and showed probably the best kick of any horse last week…

[That Horse]

Re Oxted, the stats don't show any previous winners following up in it the next year but guessing that's likely skewed due to some winners going to stud.

Wouldn't the rohaan form at Ascot indicate that the top three year olds are a better crop this year, making campanelle and dragon symbol big players for this?

[FinalFurlong91]

Oxted has to be a runner FF, winner last year and showed probably the best kick of any horse last week…

Hes too unpredictable for me to be backing

[Istabraq]

Re Oxted, the stats don't show any previous winners following up in it the next year but guessing that's likely skewed due to some winners going to stud.

Wouldn't the rohaan form at Ascot indicate that the top three year olds are a better crop this year, making campanelle and dragon symbol big players for this?

I don’t disagree, but I can’t dismiss a horse who won the race last year and who sprinted away from a G1 field last week…

[HoldenTheReins]

Glen Shiel confirmed to be going and is 20/1, taking that. Campanelle and Creative Force might be going to France

[Outlaw]

RP members article copy and pasted-

There will be no rematch between Commonwealth Cup rivals Campanelle and Dragon Symbol in next month’s Group 1 Darley July Cup as the US filly is due to be shipped home from Newmarket on Wednesday together with the rest of Wesley Ward’s Royal Ascot party.

Ward does not usually have to rely on the stewards to get on the board at the five-day royal meeting but did so last week after Campanelle had finished a head adrift of Dragon Symbol in the Group 1 under Frankie Dettori

After a long deliberation, officials decided to reverse the placings in controversial circumstances at Ascot following which the original plan for the revised winner was to give Dettori another chance to finally break his duck in the July Cup, in which he has finished runner-up for the last two years.
Campanelle had been a 6-1 chance for the Newmarket showpiece behind Diamond Jubilee winner Dream Of Dreams, who is 5-1 joint favourite with King’s Stand winner Oxted and Ascot absentee Starman.

Dettori is now likely to switch to fellow US challenger Extravagant Kid, whom he also partnered at Royal Ascot, as the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes third is set to stay in Newmarket for the July festival.

Speaking from the US, Ward commented: “Campanelle had a hard race in the Commonwealth Cup and she's flying home on Wednesday with the others.

"There are trainers that can run them right back after such races but I'm not one of them. We'll get her back to her stall at Keeneland and see how she is but I hope to come back to Europe with her for the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville in August."

From an eight-strong raiding party, Ward saved the best until last with Campanelle. Before that he had gone closest when Twilight Gleaming finished runner-up in the Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes.
Reflecting on the week, he added: "It was a tough week. We had a second there on the second day when Twilight Gleaming was runner-up in the Queen Mary but the Norfolk Stakes put a frown on our face. We were scratching our heads a little until Frankie the great pulled us out of the hole again with Campanelle just as he did last year."

Ward revealed he could be back with another former Royal Ascot performer in the shape of Golden Pal, whom he has entered in the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes at York.

The son of Uncle Mo was runner-up to The Lir Jet in the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes a year ago before landing the Grade 2 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Keeneland last November.

Ward added: "I'm really excited to be bringing Golden Pal back to Europe. He's a really special horse."

[FinalFurlong91]

Dissapointing

But part of ante post betting i guess

[FinalFurlong91]

All aboard the 8/1 dragon symbol train it is then

[That Horse]

Rohaan could be supplemented according to racing post although trainer says he probably won't go if ground really quick. Starman likely to go here as well.

[Outlaw]

Rohaan could be supplemented according to racing post although trainer says he probably won't go if ground really quick. Starman likely to go here as well.

https://www.attheraces.com/news/2021/June/30/wokingham-hero-rohaan-to-get-july-cup-chance

Another article stating the possibility too.

[That Horse]

https://www.attheraces.com/news/2021/June/30/wokingham-hero-rohaan-to-get-july-cup-chance

Another article stating the possibility too.

Been confirmed now, he's in

[FinalFurlong91]

This is shaping up to be the best 6f sprint run in some time

[That Horse]

Starman was very impressive.....then he went and won the race as well