Exclusive: Oisin Murphy previews his rides for day three at Royal Ascot
Oisin Murphy
Leading jockey Oisin Murphy has teamed up with Star Sports for Royal Ascot - and gives a preview of his booked rides on Thursday, as well as reviewing how he fared on Wednesday.
Murphy will be providing a preview of his rides and chances on his Star Sports blog every day this week - and here is a taste of what's to come...
"Wednesday wasn't the day I hoped it would be but it's one of those things" Murphy told Star Sports.
"Saint George ran really well in the Queen's Vase but just bumped into one who's just a bit better at this stage of his career.
"He's been bought into by some Aussies so I guess that's where he will end up heading eventually. He's a nice prospect all the same. If I was to lose out to any jockey this week then it would have to be Frankie. It's great that he's ridden a winner.
"On to Ladies Day on Thursday and I've another exciting book of rides to look forward to...
Valiant King
"My first ride of the day comes in the King George V Stakes which is a tough race to win with plenty of horses having similar profiles.
"Davideo is the one who stands out at a decent price. I think he has the right profile for Ralph Beckett, who is having a very good season as he often does, and I'm sure he would have had this race in mind for a long time.
"I ride Valiant King who should have won for me at Leopardstown in April and made no mistake under Dylan Browne McMonagle on his next start at Navan.
"He is stepping up in distance to a mile-and-a-half and I hope he is improving. Joseph O'Brien has been targeting this race and he definitely has a big chance.
"There are plenty in the race with similar profiles; Frankie Dettori rides Burglar who has done nothing wrong on his last three starts and Frankie does very well at Ascot, as we know."
Sea Of Roses
"It's very hard to look past Al Asifah who has had a good start for Jim Crowley, John & Thady Gosden, and Shadwell Estate.
"She won very impressively last time out and seems to have all the attributes. By Frankel, she seems very straightforward and very well-mannered in the preliminaries.
"I think Infinite Cosmos can run a big race for Sir Michael Stoute. She has done nothing wrong in her three starts on the track and she has Richard Kingscote to do the steering.
"I partner Sea Of Roses who ran okay at York in the Musidora when I sat too far back on her. She then made the running in the Oaks, though she didn't finish off her race at the end. I'm drawn high on her again, but she should run a decent race and hopefully, can show herself in a better light."
Oisin Murphy
Murphy previews the rest of his rides for day three at Royal Ascot here...
Read Oisin's Royal Ascot thoughts on his
Star Sports blog every day this week.
