2000 Guineas 2014 - Saburo - Ante-post

Sab-uro Star - Jim Bolger could win back to back Guineas

I’ve gone a little Jim Bolger crazy with my long range bets in recent weeks and it may just be me getting swept up in my Dawn Approach success but I’m going to continue that trend here with a purely speculative bet for next year’s first classic.

Bolger enjoyed a fantastic opening day to the Irish flat season again this year racking up a four-timer and of those winners his two-year-old Saburo was arguably the most impressive.

Winning the same race won by stable mate and this year’s brilliant 2000 Guineas winner Dawn Approach, the Sheikh Mohammed owned colt looked a nice prospect, and his genius-like trainer has already mapped a similar course for his two-year-old campaign as his illustrious stable mate had last year.

Currently available at 25/1 for next year’s Guineas (probably to attract suckers like me suffering with Bolger fever at the minute) which in fairness looks on the short side given what he’s actually done thus far, Saburo will only shorten up as the year wears on if he manages to keep on winning.

The chances of him developing in to a superstar like Dawn Approach are slim but not entirely beyond the realms of possibility and as such he is worthy of a small stakes bet to give Jim Bolger back to back 2000 Guineas wins.

Recommendation:

0.5pt win Saburo @ 25/1 (Bet Victor)