'He's too big a price' - Pricewise tipster Tom Segal fancies an outsider to upset the big two in the Coronation Cup

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Pricewise tipster Tom Segal believes the value in the Coolmore Coronation Cup on Derby day at Epsom lies away from the big two, Calandagan and Jan Brueghel, with an outsider that is "too big a price".

Speaking on the Racing Post's preview show In The Know, Segal was happy to take a chance in the £1 million Group 1 contest (2.40) on Bay City Roller, who has shortened up in the betting to a general 12-1 (from 20).

"He's run once in a Group 1 over a mile and a half on soft ground and won by seven lengths and he's too big a price," Segal said.

"He'll love the ground and is coming here on the back of a career-best effort on ground that was way too quick for him and he travelled like he's just improved.

"He's got more than a whiff of Isle Of Jura about him. George Scott went to the Hardwicke a few years ago and bashed up Ballydoyle and Francis Graffard when Isle Of Jura won."

In the Betfred Derby (4.00), Segal was not particularly drawn to any of those at bigger prices in the belief that favourite Benvenuto Cellini has "a massive chance".

"He's going to stay really well and I'm not so worried about the ground for him. He's clearly the one to beat," he added.

"Of the others, I think James J Braddock is going to run really well and he could be the one that might give Benvenuto Cellini most to do."

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Paul Kealy was in agreement, saying that Benvenuto Cellini and Item were the standouts in the Classic field.

"If you forced me to choose between the two, I'd probably just prefer Item at the odds," he said.

Kealy's best bet on the card comes in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2.05), with Sparks Fly fancied to go two places better in the race than last year.

"She loves soft ground and a left-handed track," he said. "The ground is going to be softer than it was in the race last year and she's drawn in stall two this time, so she's got a massive chance." 

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