2023 Joel Stakes Tips
Maljoom finally returns to action after a massive lay-off and all eyes will be on this horse to see if a victory can be landed in the Joel Stakes. There was a fourth-placed finish in the St James’s Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot 2022, with this coming after wins at Cologne, Kempton and Doncaster, although it’s hard to ascertain whether the horse will return to form here.
It could be worth swerving the market leader in favour of a value alternative. Chindit has been running far more recently, with the five-year-old sealing consecutive wins at Haydock and Sandown Park in the past two outings. Over one mile in the former, there was a smart performance which saw the runner secure a victory by over two lengths.
Then came a win at Sandown on soft ground over one mile, with the Richard Hannon-trained runner able to see off favourite Knight by a head. However, there are lots of other viable winners and that includes Mighty Ulysses who was able to succeed on a previous outing for John & Thady Gosden.
The four-year-old succeeded at Salisbury when beating four other runners and that came after finishing fifth out of eight runners in the Summer Mile Stakes. It was a solid enough performance in the Group 2 encounter, with Poker Face having landed back to back successes. A win at Pontefract came before a further success at Deauville.