Ryan Moore's thoughts on Willie Mullins' horse Simenon in the Queen Alexandra Stakes and all his other Saturday mounts here
14:30
Fadeintoinfinity
Jim Bolger's wide margin Curragh winner Move To Strike is probably the one to beat here. I ride Fadeintoinfinity, who has her sights raised considerably after winning a seller at York last time. Admittedly, she won it well and had earlier shown placed form in better company, but you would have to think that she is up against it here, to put it mildly.
15:05
Sea Moon
This looks a very hot Hardwicke and while Sea Moon has leading claims, I wouldn't necessarily say he has a favourite's chance. Yes, he wasn't impressive on his reappearance but things didn't pan out ideally for him there and you have to remember that was only a starting point for the season, like Carlton House in the Brigardier Gerard before Wednesday's excellent second here. But we saw last season, when he progressed throughout, what a horse of top-class potential Sea Moon is. He was slightly unlucky in the Leger and ran an excellent race to finish second to St Nicholas Abbey at Churchill. That form probably makes him the one to beat here and he has pleased us since Goodwood, and he is proven in testing conditions.
But, like I said, there are a lot of big dangers here. Going down the card Aiken is clearly progressive, proven on the course and on the ground, and won well at Chantilly last time. I rode Jakkalberry to finish an excellent third in the Sheema Classic, as well as Red Cadeaux to a good second to St Niicholas Abbey in the Coronation at Epsom. And Memphis Tennessee won well at Chester. And that is without mentioning the likes of Dunaden. This Group 2 will take a lot of winning.
15:45
I don't have a ride against Black Caviar in the Diamond Jubilee but she will win, won't she? Travelling such long distances with horses is always a concern but I wouldn't be worried about the draw or the ground or anything, and I think she will win as far as she wants to.
16:25
High Standing
I won this race on him for Mr Haggas three years ago and he turns up here on a 4lb higher mark. My gut feeling is that he is possibly 2lb or so too high in the weights here against some younger and more progressive sprinters. But he took a definite step in the right direction when fourth for me at Newmarket last time, shaping really nicely. Although he has won on soft ground, to me he is a better horse on better ground, so the recent rain would be a negative. But he clearly has chances after his last run.
17:00
Licence To Till
I don't know much about the horse having never sat on him. But the formbook tells you I have some reason to be confident, as he scored an emphatic win on the soft at Chester last time and is oinly 5lb higher here. Goes from the front, so we are not badly drawn in stall six. Of the others, I really liked the look of Midsummer Sun when he won at Lingfield back in April and he returned to something like that form last time. I think he could be a big player here.
17:35
Simenon
There is no secret or major story here - he makes a quick reappearance after bolting up for me in the Ascot Stakes earlier in the week. That 6 length win off a mark of 95 confirmed himself a much improved horse for Willie Mullins and if he is the same sort of form today, then you have to give him a big shout. But meeting the likes of Overturn off levels is clearly a much more difficult task then he faced here on Tuesday, though the recent rain isn't a concern.
Give everything but up!
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