Ryan Moore

Monogram was impressive in a maiden first time up but I think John Sakaiya has achieved more than all of us in the sport in the race behind John Sakaiya and at the core of the last day I fancied him in the golden sleeves on Saturday and I think John Sakaiya would be really hard to beat here.

Giant Sequoia is the pick of Ryan Moore or if anyone listened to a very informative Aidan O'Brien interview ahead of this on another podcast regarding racing that's on daily he did say Aidan that it's usually Aidan's who makes the decision or Aidan in conversation with the lads rather than Ryan who makes all the picks which maybe might go as a surprise to some people but Giant Sequoia 3-1 as we record Ryan Moore's mount Rory

Yeah, I find this really difficult to call because I think the race revolves around whatever view you have of monogram.

Strictly speaking, he's come in here having won a course maiden.

So tomorrow it will ride very fair.

But even going back years ago, do you remember when St. Nicholas and Ryan, they nearly finished in the bookies.

This is forever and a day that this happens on Champions Day, but people forget.

It is so easy to forget it.

So, Bally Doyle, amazingly, are drawn 1-2.

Like, who could have seen this coming? Gerlines is drawn 11.

The only thing we're missing now is Ryan Moore being loaded last and we'll have the absolute bingo card.

But, look, I...

agree? Yeah, absolutely.

I think it's pretty clear from looking back over the years that Ryan Moore gets to ride what he wants.

Then it was Shami Heffernan, but since Shami's gone, it's Wayne and the others.

And I think it looks like Aidan has a very clear idea about who suits what.

And Itom hasn't got that.

Itom ground down Almacan at York last time off a patient ride and he got there in the shadows of the post.

If the pacemakers do their job and they set the pace that Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore want, I think Constantine River will have too many gears for these.

I think he'll quick and clear.

But Darkness Falls is going to be towards the head of the market here for Aidan O'Brien.

Ryan Moore has picked.

Yeah, I love these juvenile races at this time of the season.

This is a good race for the first version of it, a really good addition to it, to Champions Weekend.

While she did have excuses, ground trip, she needs to bounce back.

She needs to get a lot better.

yeah like this is her race so obviously you've got to respect that at likely decent odds maybe double figures on the pool but at the same time this is probably a better race than last term uh fully agree with martin on blue balls when i looked at this race a few days ago now i thought ryan moore might actually choose true love the only thing making me think that was blue balls has put precise in their place the last twice and i just didn't see any reason you know there's no material changes in ground or whatever that that would make me think that precise can reverse that form.

So I thought he would choose true love.

Headed the last day in Salisbury and battled back well.

Darkness Falls, Ryan Moore's choice for Aidan O'Brien.

He couldn't have been more impressive the last day in the Curragh.

But Green Dreamer is one who already has, uh, a verdict over Darkness Falls when he won his maiden in Leopardstown, and seven furlongs looked too sharp for him in the Futurity the last day when he was always on the back foot.

Do you know that? I really do.

One of the races of the weekend, as you said, with st- the standard-setter this year in Blue Bolt, the two Guineas winners and last year's winner in Fallen Angel as well.

Uh, I think one thing that's probably going to be interesting from a tactical perspective is Ryan Moore drawn in one.

He missed the break a little in the Falmouth and got a bit on the back foot on Precise.

There's quotes made in O'Brien.

Ryan Moore said he doesn't think he's ridden a better horse.

I mean, Ryan Moore has ridden Workforce, City of Troy, Found, and everything went wrong for this horse at York.

I think the compensation should come for Constitution River.

I think he's a banker.

I don't think he's kind of overhyping Constitution River.

I think he's actually saying what he sees clearly.

and if you see it say it and he has said it he's spoken of how much Ryan Moore has regard for this horse with Hawk Mountain in the race again and with Lambert who's so much experience and his rate 119 is kind of a good solid horse I feel that they'll be able to go forward he's a nice low draw and if he can behave himself going into the start I feel he can bounce back to the form that we saw on the Eclipse

It was a mess, the race, but I'm not as critical as everyone on the tactics.

I think Constitution River dictated what happened in that race because of how hard he pulled and me watching him, Pat Keating, letting Ryan Moore go after leading him up.

is usually a good indicator.

Pat will run along with them.

Pat was running along with this lad and he was charging into the bridle.

And Ryan had to stop, you know, going from a canter back to a walk, get his two mates to stand in front of him.

And rarely do you see Ryan Moore under pressure on a horse, but he was under pressure to get him to the start.

So was the race sort of lost beforehand?

I'll, I'll, I'll watch that race back.

I don't think Ryan Moore really asked him for absolutely everything when his, when his chance went.

Uh, he's down a couple of pound against Stuart Williams who's had some nice winners recently, and I think it'll ...

If, if that is the right side, then I think it'll give punters a fair run for their money around 20 to 1.