Moonlight Cloud Profile
A Moonlight Cloud profile is going to be short and to the point because there is little information based on the career of this horse. There is talent there and whether it is people studying form or people who like the fluffy sounding name, this horse will have a lot of backers at Royal Ascot.
Moonlight Cloud is a three-year-old Bay Fily currently in the stables of well known trainer Mr. Freddie Head. Head certainly does not have his head in the clouds because it would certainly be extremely naïve of him to enter this horse in the Coronation Stakes if he didn't think it had a strong chance of winning.
Career of Moonlight Cloud
The career of Moonlight Cloud is certainly not something which justifies a second favourite position in the Coronation Stakes of Royal Ascot. Two wins have arrived over four flat turf races but the animal has not been tested at a high level.
This suggests that the strengths in the career of Moonlight Cloud have been curbed by Head behind the scenes. Some horses respond very well in training and perform out of their skins when they are in a familiar and more relaxed environment. This could well be the case here.
Moonlight Cloud Betting Strategy
Bookmakers and experienced racehorse trainers are not idiotic people. If there are clear signs of quality than that will be the main reason for a short price on this horse. The best Moonlight Cloud betting strategy is to go each way on this animal. This offers greater insurance and the odds should be good enough to provide a decent return on a small sized bet.
Moonlight Cloud betting strategy will also be stronger if the market is allowed to develop. There will be other horses that will be backed into a shorter price which will provide better value on Moonlight Cloud.
Reasons to Bet on Moonlight Cloud
There are many reasons to bet on Moonlight Cloud despite the fact the career of this horse is still very much in its infancy. Moonlight Cloud has shown good versatility in races so far which means a bad start in the Coronation Stakes is not the end of this horse's race.
The form of Moonlight Cloud is very good with a win over seven furlongs in France at the start of April. This win came against the heavily backed favourite and Moonlight Cloud managed to stay on in the final part of the race when under pressure.
External factors are becoming less of an issue with every professional race that Moonlight Cloud enjoys. One of the main reasons to bet on Moonlight Cloud is because this horse seems to have shaken off an early tendency to let things such as crowds and noise affect performance.
Davy Bonilla
Davy Bonilla has ridden Moonlight Cloud for all professional flat races. Bonilla is an extremely talented jockey based in France who could be brought over for the Coronation Stakes.
The point being that Bonilla knows this horse better than any other jockey. If Head can confirm him for the ride at Royal Ascot then ensuring Moonlight Cloud produces the best possible performance should be a formality.