Daily Racing Tips: 'One of the best fillies we have seen in a long time'

Tipping / Carl Harris / 03 May 2009 / Leave a Comment

Carl Harris is looking for the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow and wondering if a smart two-year-old can take the bends...

Having backed Delegator for yesterday's 2000 Guineas at 8-1 I feel a bit unlucky to have seen Brian Meehan's colt finish a close second. There are no complaints, Delegator was beaten by the very well bred Sea of Stars, a half brother of Galileo who will be better over further and will be a leading player for The Derby.

Attention now focuses on the 1000 Guineas where Rainbow View (3.15) is as red-hot as I hope our summer will be this year. She was exceptional as a two-year-old, unbeaten in all four starts including the May Hill Stakes and The Fillies Mile, accounting for Fantasia who franked the form in some style in last month's Nell Gwyn. Some may say it is too obvious to back Rainbow View, but I would not oppose her, there will certainly be worse [2.2] shots this season.

The best performance we have seen this year by a filly is that put up by Fantasia, yet the owners (same ownership as Rainbow View) took her out of the race which lends further support for the wellbeing of the favourite. Rainbow View beat Fantasia fairly easily in The Fillies Mile and it is going to take some horse to beat her. Had she not trained on then I am sure we would have seen Fantasia in the owner's second colours and I genuinely think that Rainbow View could be one of the best fillies we have seen in a long time and I cannot oppose her. I think she will win this readily.

I have had a couple of people tell me in no uncertain terms that Radiohead (4.25) is a smart two-year-old and is expected to run a big race first time out. Certainly if the money comes for Brian Meehan's son of Johannesburg then it is worth following.

I hope that Rainbow View lives up to her reputation and wins the 1000 Guineas in the style of a great filly.

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