Horse Racing Tips: Prix Rothschild preview, predictions and best bets for Deauville

Sunday’s meeting at Deauville showcases one of the standout events of the summer for fillies and mares as the Prix Rothschild takes centre stage at 15:40. The straight mile contest has long been a key mid-season clash for the best female milers from across Europe, and the 2025 edition brings together a fascinating mix of established older campaigners and the next wave of Classic-generation talent. Read on to find the best tips and predictions in addition to the latest betting offers for the Prix Rothschild on Sunday August 3 at Deauville (3:40).

Horse Racing betting tips: Prix Rothschild tips

Can a Forgotten Ballydoyle Filly Turn the Tables in the Rothschild?

• Exactly has been placed in six of her ten starts, showing consistent Group-level form throughout her career
• She was third in the Prix Marcel Boussac at two, proving her ability to handle top-level French competition over a mile
• Trainer Aidan O’Brien has sent out ten winners from his last 39 runners, while jockey Wayne Lordan has five wins from his last 27 rides

Best Bet for Prix Rothschild – Deauville 3:40

Top Betting Offers To Take Advantage Of Today

While the Group 1 prize is always hotly contested, this year’s renewal appears particularly open, with several of the leading older mares boasting impressive recent form. Crimson Advocate and Fallen Angel fly the flag for the experienced brigade, both with significant performances in the British summer features. The Gosden yard fields two in the shape of Crimson Advocate and Spiritual, while Karl Burke’s Fallen Angel returns seeking a Group 1 win after solid efforts at Ascot and in the Lockinge.

Amongst the younger fillies, Ballydoyle’s pair—January and Exactly—look to uphold three-year-old honour. The stable’s recent record suggests they’re in form, having sent out ten winners from their last 39 runners, and both fillies bring top-level form into the race. However, in a field of thirteen that also includes German Guineas heroine Matilda, Chantilly scorer Godspeed and the consistent Mandanaba, the three-year-olds face a stiff challenge. Only one of the last five winners from their age bracket had not already claimed a Group 1 win, a mark neither January nor Exactly have achieved to date.

Still, form lines across Europe intertwine here, and with changing ground conditions, riding tactics and draw bias all set to play a role, there are reasons to side with one of the less fancied names.

Best Bet for Prix Rothschild at Deauville 15:40: Exactly to win

At BettingTips4You, our philosophy is simple: we deliver one carefully considered tip per event to give readers the clearest, best-value betting opportunity. Instead of multiple conflicting picks, we offer just one carefully curated selection, making it easier to track success and focus on the highest-quality advice. For today’s Group 1 feature at Deauville, our top pick is Exactly.

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Why Exactly is Worth Backing at Deauville

Though not heading the market, Exactly brings a strong foundation of form that deserves closer inspection, particularly now she returns to conditions that suit. Her sixth-place finish at Ascot last time doesn’t reflect her true ability—she was caught in a race that unfolded poorly for her and never found clear daylight to unleash her finishing kick. That contest, the Coronation Stakes, was run at a frenetic tempo which left several top fillies looking flat. It’s telling that Aidan O’Brien identified this mile at Deauville as more suited to her attributes, citing the flat nature of the track and the more even pace of French racing as likely positives.

What separates her from many of her contemporaries is her high-level juvenile form. She placed in the Prix Marcel Boussac, a race that often proves a pivotal indicator for French Group 1 success at three. She also thrashed rivals in the Killavullan Stakes on her final two-year-old appearance, winning with authority on soft ground, which suggests she won’t be troubled by conditions if the going remains just on the easy side.

Exactly has also been remarkably consistent in stakes company, finishing in the first three in six of her ten career starts. Notably, she’s proven herself against many of today’s key rivals. She was only narrowly beaten by Zarigana in the French 1,000 Guineas and had Mandanaba close behind that day. While stablemate January brings the more recent form from the Coronation and Falmouth Stakes, she appears less well-suited to the potential drying ground.

The Ballydoyle team, though often coy with their pecking order, have handed Wayne Lordan the ride on Exactly—a jockey with a strong strike rate in the past fortnight. With Christophe Soumillon aboard the stable’s other runner, jockey bookings may seem confusing, but O’Brien has hinted that Exactly could prove better suited to this specific challenge.

Given the recent form of her connections and her own consistency at the top level, she represents solid value. With the mile at Deauville playing to her strengths, she can deliver a big performance and potentially outshine some better-fancied names. In a race where many have questions to answer regarding trip, ground or class, Exactly looks the filly most likely to put everything together at the right time.

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