Spring Racing Carnival

Hotting up by the week, the greatest racing season in the world is almost here. Can't remember a year when I've fancied so many horses so strongly.

Toppermost still is SPEED GIFTED. He won oh so easily at Flemington again last week and I just reckon he might be another Pebbles, another Dawn Run, dare I say it, even another Desert Orchid. All the value has gone for the cups of course but he has to win either the Metropolitan or one of the Cups. As McCririck would say, Get ON!

I've also taken some ludicrous prices about the Godolphin horses including 600/1 about Crime Scene and 100/1 about Kirklees at the Valley. Speaking of which, 100/1 about DENMAN in the Cox Plate seems great shopping.

My other big tip of the year is Coolmore's IRISH LIGHTS. Very few horses not called Speed Gifted have ever won so easily ay Flemington and again he could be anything. Take the 12/1 in the Guineas into Speedy in the Metropolitan. We have...