St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1)

Off time: 16:23 | Winning time: 1m 39.90s

Odds by:

Live Odds

Odds

Bell Rock

66/1, 50/1, 40/1, 33/1, 40/1

33/1

Circus Maximus

12/1, 11/1, 10/1, 11/1

10/1

Fox Champion

25/1, 22/1

25/1

King Of Comedy

11/2, 5/1, 9/2, 5/1, 9/2

4/1

Phoenix Of Spain

9/4, 5/2, 11/4, 3/1, 11/4

5/2

Royal Marine

33/1

Shaman

12/1

14/1

Skardu

15/2, 8/1, 7/1, 15/2

7/1

The Irish Rover

100/1

Too Darn Hot

2/1, 9/4, 2/1, 15/8

2/1

Van Beethoven

66/1

SP Book Percentage 122.37

Forecasts

Too Darn Hot (2/1), Phoenix Of Spain (5/2), King Of Comedy (4/1), Skardu (7/1), Circus Maximus (10/1), Shaman (14/1), Fox Champion (25/1), Royal Marine (33/1), Bell Rock (33/1), Van Beethoven (66/1), The Irish Rover (100/1)

PHOENIX OF SPAIN won the Irish 2,000 Guineas in fine style last time out and there's every chance he can progress from his first run of the season here. Too Darn Hot may have found that run coming a little too soon after his Dante second and may also be able to put up an improved performance. Skardu and Shaman are both interesting and any deterioration in conditions would make the latter of interest.