Gleneagles boosted beyond belief for St James’s Palace Stakes
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There will be few doubting Gleneagles’ stature as the premier three-year-old miler in Europe should he add the St James’s Palace Stakes to his duel 2000 Guineas wins in England and Ireland this season.
Ladbrokes certainly make Aidan O’Brien’s stable star the stand out prospect for Royal Ascot’s opening-day showpiece, pricing the multi-Group-1 winner up at 1/2 against a field of five competitors.
Those odds may not appeal to many looking to land a get-rich-quick scheme, but new customers with the bookmaker aren’t in that boat.
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That price boost is available from right now until the off, with winnings paid out as free-bet tokens within 24 hours of the race concluding.
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In taking the 2000 Guineas at both Newmarket and the Curragh, O’Brien’s colt has shown a varying degree of skill.
He blazed a trail on the path to glory in Suffolk on his favoured quick ground, before following up with a more staunch showing in slower conditions in Ireland.
With the going expected to be back to his liking at Ascot, Gleneagles looks a formidable prospect to get O’Brien off to a pleasant start, despite the presence of French 2000 Guineas winner Make Believe, who has been supplemented for his St James’s Palace Stakes entry.
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