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Irish 2,000 Guineas

I find it hard to make a selection with much confidence in this race. I arrived at a shortlist of Parish Hall, Trumpet Major and Takar. Of these, Takar is unrated on anything faster than yielding ground; Parish Hall may not like a mile, so Richard Hughes's mount, Trumpet Major looks like the one to carry the children's tuition fees fund.
Haydock 230: Archbishop
Haydock 300: Bated Breath
The Curragh 315: Trumpet Major
York 345: Secret Witness

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1,000 Guineas

I've been remiss in blogging my selections recently. I'm not sure why: reluctance to add to the slag-heaps of trivia on the internet perhaps, but no one else shares this, indolence, who knows? For today, however, I am back in the saddle. Yesterday I backed Camelot in the 2,000 Guineas. For today I hope Aidan O'Brien can repeat the success with Maybe in the fillies event. 

Newmarket 205: Ithoughtitwasover
Newmarket 235: Timepiece
Newmarket 315: Maybe
Newmarket 350: The Confessor