The hits keep on coming at what is a real high point of the flat season, with a big race nearly every weekend throughout July.
After last Saturday’s Irish Derby we turn focus back to the UK and Sandown’s summer showpiece the Coral-Eclipse. Last year’s renewal was billed as a showdown between So You Think and Workforce and those two great horses gave us a battle for the ages with the former eventually prevailing.
The defending champ is back again to defend his Eclipse crown in what is more than likely going to be his last race before taking up stallion duties down under.
Currently best-priced at even money, So You Think is certainly the fancied horse in the race and on ratings and all known form he would be the likely winner, however things are from simple in the world of horse racing and as we have seen with Black Caviar and Camelot over the past two weekends super short-priced favourites don’t always get the cake walk most expect.