Analysis - Is Godolphin a good bet?

Published: 27 Nov 2014

Regal colours on a roll - Grunderzeit comes back to scale on Wednesday

Analysis of the last 50 runs for the royal blue of the John O'Shea's Godolphin operation will tell you two things. Firstly, the stable is going along nicely and improving following the rocky early period. And secondly, punters love backing the regal colours every bit as much as they did the maroon and white of Darley when Peter Snowden was in charge.

Many of the big breeding operations gallopers come with an impressive pedigree. The trick is not letting the fancy names, or flashy colours, fool you into you backing a horse at the wrong price.

Godolphin - Last 50 starts

• 11 out of their last 50 runners have saluted
• 3 out of their last 5 runners have saluted
• Nine gallopers have gone around at $10 or better, for no wins
• Three out of six odds-on gallopers have lost
• Overall return = -23%

The stable's key chances at Rosehill this weekend include the two-year old Sampeah, progressive gelding Invitations, ATC Cup favourite Malice, Generalife and the talented Vashka in the last.

Our analysts rate them all as big chances in their respective events, but don't go backing them no matter what the price. If the odds are short and the value is gone, the opportunity for a bet might be elsewhere. 

It's not easy backing against a horse that you've tipped! But in a game where value is king, sometimes winning punters have to. 

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