Our Weekend Winners team takes a look back at Saturday’s Ascot Hurdle, plus a closer look at the other heavyweight action at Haydock.
Host Kate Tracey is joined by BetVictor’s Sam Boswell and attheraces.com’s Declan Rix to pick out the best bets for the race. We also take a closer look at the Betfair Chase at Haydock. They are also thinking ahead with their forward and backward choices.
Declan Ricks…
“It’s a trap-heavy race but I wanted to compete against guys at the top of the market. Golden Ace has a penalty and is clearly last season’s Cheltenham Festival winner, you’d be wondering. Will she be able to enter this contest?
“At this price, I was torn between Thunder Rock and Lucky Place, considering they both run the same weight. thunder rock He’s the better horse of the two. He’s been in good form here at Ascot, winning over the fences there a few seasons ago. He’s one of those horses, he jumps over fences really well, but he can get stuck a little bit in soft fields or in big fields with wide fields.
“He has come back over hurdles here and has been fresh enough before, but if he runs up to that hurdle rating he will be a good bet.”
Kate Tracy…
“I’m with you Blue King DruBecause not only do owners love Ascots, but horses love Ascots too. He won this race last year, but I don’t think this year’s renewal will be as strong. It was a great run by him. And he does very well in this Baba.
“The fact that Harry Cobden chose to come to this course instead of going to Haydock. Last year he was bad in the weights and stepped up on the road, but he looks like he’s just enjoying the opportunity. , obviously made great strides ”, he seemed destined for more, I thought everything was ideal for him on Saturday. ”
Sam Boswell…
“I love Jeremy Scott’s races, so I look at this race in a completely different light.” golden ace And I think she’s a great price. The negative was the win at Cheltenham and for the horses of Brighter Day Therhead and Willie Mullins, the race went to Lorcan Williams and perhaps it wasn’t a sweet win for this horse. You could argue that. She previously won in her first start of the season after the break, so I’m not worried about her losing for the first time.
She is undefeated in hurdles and I think she has a lot more to come, so I think she’s a really exciting athlete. I’ve been through the race and couldn’t get too excited about the amount of people here and she has the potential to be a true superstar. ”
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