Lucky 15 Tips: Bloom ready to do just that at Cork

Sunday’s action provides a good warm-up ahead of the summer extravaganza, starting with Royal Ascot next week, and there are four meetings in total taking place across Britain and Ireland.

My Lucky 15 tips consists of a trio from Cork plus a single selection from Salisbury.

14:07 Cork - Madam Secretary @ 10/3

Aidan O’Brien’s juveniles improve significantly from their debuts as a rule and it’s therefore likely that it’ll be a similar case with MADAM SECRETARY. This well-bred daughter of Wootton Bassett is a full-sister to the yard’s Listed runner-up Amadeus Mozart.

The penny never dropped at Listowel on her debut and that experience certainly won’t be lost on her. She ran well enough back in third and it’ll be a surprise if we don’t see a much more professional performance this time around. Jack Cleary’s 5lb claim is very handy.

14:44 Salisbury - Blue Prince @ 15/8

In the absence of Kisskodi, BLUE PRINCE can take this 0-80 handicap over seven furlongs under Betfred 2000 Guineas-winning jockey Billy Loughnane.

It's been a long time between drinks for the five-year-old son of superstar sprinter Blue Point, but he's caught the eye in defeat twice so far this term and looks back to something like for trainer David Evans.

With a bit more luck in running, he secure a first visit to the winners' enclosure in almost two years.

Horse Racing Odds

15:38 Cork - Oh Cecelia @ 3/1

OH CECELIA was deemed exciting enough to run in the Albany Stakes last term and, while she failed to make her presence felt, it definitely indicates that she shows plenty at home. Ken Condon’s filly bolted up in a rated race over course and distance back in April.

Below par in a Listed contest here after that, it was easy to forgive her, as she ran an absolute cracker to finish second by a narrow margin in the Lacken Stakes last time out. Returning to 5f won’t be a problem and that Group 3 effort is the best recent effort on offer.

16:48 Cork - Bloom @ 8/1

Aidan O’Brien runs two in this race and he last landed it with a three-year-old back in 2020. It’s about time he returned to winning ways and Jack Cleary’s mount BLOOM looks like his most likely candidate. She’s impeccably bred and we haven’t seen the best of her yet.

The daughter of Wootton Bassett won her maiden here over a mile on just her second start in September and she was a respectable third behind the ridiculously impressive Oaks winner Thundering On in a Group 3 at Navan on seasonal debut.

She couldn’t live with stablemate Cameo in the Lingfield Oaks Trial last time out, but deserves another chance over this trip, perhaps with more patient tactics.

If all selections win at the listed prices, a 50p win Lucky 15 would return at least £516 for a total £7.50 stake.

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