Below is our Advantage Ratings preview of the G1 2000 Guineas held at Newmarket on Saturday 1 May 2010.

Below is our Advantage Ratings preview of the G1 Kentucky Derby held at Churchill Downs on Saturday 1 May 2010.

Below is our Advantage Ratings preview of the G1 Kentucky Oaks held at Churchill Downs on Friday 30 April 2010.

The G1 Florida Derby for 2010 over 1m1/8th shapes as a potentially good Kentucky Derby prep race this year with the likes of Rule & Miner's Reserve doing battle who we feel are the 2 major chances in this race.

We have assessed the top 5 chances as follows in a true value market set to 100%

Gulfstream R11 - G1 Florida Derby 1m1/8th
No7 Rule	4.60
No9 Miner's Reserve	4.60
No1 Soaring Empire	5.75
No5 Game On Dude	7.67
No11 Radiohead	11.50

RULE comes into this race 2nd run back from a spell on the back of making all at Tampa Bay over 1m1/16th 1st up in Group 3 company to win going away by 3l, the overall pace that day was fairly strong despite the official figures suggesting it was slightly below par, he has now won his last 4 on end including 3 back by a widening 9l in $175K non graded stakes company at Delta Downs over 1m, the overall pace scenario here does look fairly strong and that is a query but he has the proven class and 2nd up here has good scope for further improvement due to fitness. We have this Roman Ruler 3yo assessed as a 4.60 or just over 7/2 equal favorite in our betting market.

RULE winning the G3 Sam F Davis Stakes at Tampa Bay on 13 Feb 2010


MINER'S RESERVE is drawn even wider that Rule out in the 9 alley but has the tactical early speed required to cross these and sit outside Rule early stalking him everywhere he goes, he is very lightly raced having only his 3rd career start here and has big scope for further improvement and a fitness edge over Rule, last start he looked very good making all on the track from the front over 1m to win by a widening 5.5l with further big gaps back through the field, his sharp turn of foot when asked did look slightly superior to that produced by Rule, he is overly well bred by Mineshaft out of the Forty Niner mare Royal Reserves and we have him equal top rated in our market with Rule on the 4.60 or just over 7/2 line of betting, because of the scope and stalking position he is likely to get we like him slightly over Rule.

MINER'S RESERVE winning at Gulfstream Park on 27 Feb 2010


SOARING EMPIRE comes into this 2nd up from a spell after winning 1st up over 7f on this track when he got shuffled back midrace on the rail after tracking the speed and then came 5 wide on the bend to make strong headway winning going away close home under a hand ride, that effort suggested he will appreciate the step up in trip here and he does look likely to be suited coming from off a solid pace here drawn down on the rail, he only needs the split to appear at the right time to figure here, he is bred to be well above average by Empire Maker out of the AP Indy mare Flying Passage but one big query is his trainers appalling 7% strike rate in Graded Stakes race but they could be offset by his bullet work fastest of 43 moves on 14 March in prep for this test, we have him assesses as a 5.75 or just over 11/2 chance here and he rounds out our top 3 for this race.

SOARING EMPIRE winning at Gulfstream Park on 25 Feb 2010

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