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DISCLAIMER: ODDS AND ARTICLE UPDATED 20/06/2019, 15:00.

The feature race for three-year-old sprinters, the Commonwealth Cup, takes place on Friday and here is our preview of the big contest. 

Commonwealth Cup Betting Odds

Since its inception in 2015, the Commonwealth Cup has produced a number of top-class sprinters, including Muhaarar and Quiet Reflection, who both went on to score at the highest level against their elders later in the season.

There's every chance this year's winner can achieve a similar feat, with the market headed by the impressive Ten Sovereigns, a winner at this level over this distance at Newmarket last autumn.

Trained by Aidan O'Brien, who took this race two years ago with Caravaggio, his representative this time around showed up well when finishing fifth in the 2000 Guineas over 1m at Newmarket last month and should appreciate the drop in distance. At 5/4, however, he looks to be on the short side despite having top jockey Ryan Moore in the saddle.

Ten Sovereigns is closely matched with Jim Crowley's mount Jash, with the latter finishing runner-up, beaten half-a-length, when the pair clashed in last September's Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket (6f, good-to-firm).

He is another dropping in distance, having won over 7f at the same venue on seasonal debut last month. Jash is currently joint-second favourite at a best price of 5/1

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Commonwealth Cup Betting Tips

Hello Youmzain to win and each-way @ 5/1 - BET NOW

Haydock's Sandy Lane Stakes has proven to be a key trial for this contest, with Quiet Reflection completing the double in 2016, Harry Angel taking the Haydock contest prior to finishing runner-up here 12 months later, and Sans Of Mali repeating that feat last year.

This year's Sandy Lane winner, Hello Youmzain, caused one of the shocks of the season so far when seeing off odds-on favourite Calyx in comfortable fashion, and while that effort came on good-to-firm ground, it's notable he was victorious at Group 2 level at Maisons-Laffitte on a much softer surface last October on his final start at two.

Hello Youmzain is currently available at 5/1 and looks to hold strong claims of providing trainer Kevin Ryan with his first victory in this Group 1 contest.

Commonwealth Cup Prediction

Forever In Dreams to win and each-way @ 25/1 - BET NOW

At a bigger price, the Aidan Fogarty-trained Forever In Dreams is interesting following her victory against her elders in a 6f Listed contest on good-to-firm ground at Haydock last month.

The daughter of Dream Ahead wasn't beaten far when finishing seventh in the Queen Mary over 5f n good-to-firm ground here 12 months ago. It's notable that the Haydock victory was just her second start since, having returned from a near 11-month absence when fifth over an extended 5f at Cork (good) just over two weeks prior to the Haydock event.

Forever In Dream's time was slower than Hello Youmzain, who scored on the same card, and this looks a tougher contest than the one that day. Even so, at around 25/1 and with three places available, she looks a fair each-way bet, with a top jockey in Oisin Murphy booked to ride.

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