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NO.DRAW FORM |
HORSE | AGE | WGT OR |
JOCKEY TRAINER RTF% |
TS | RPR | ODDS | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
110964-11 | CLEVER COOKIE
56
|
7 |
9-7
114
|
Peter Niven100
|
105 | 124 | ||
26811-11 | DYLAN MOUTH
48
|
4 |
9-7
116
|
— | 123 | |||
33414-42 | EAGLE TOP
35
|
4 |
9-7
119
|
120 | 126 | |||
421-2232 | FLINTSHIRE
27
|
5 |
9-7
123
|
94 | 131 | |||
5911-233 | POSTPONED
35
|
4 |
9-7
118
|
117 | 128 | |||
6772-134 | ROMSDAL
71
|
4 |
9-7
112
|
114 | 124 | |||
75237-11 | SNOW SKY
35
|
4 |
9-7
124
|
112 | 130 | |||
84511-14 | THE CORSICAN
38
|
4 |
9-7
116
|
109 | 125 | |||
911061-5 | MADAME CHIANG
72
|
4 |
9-4
113
|
106 | 125 | |||
1081-1111 | GOLDEN HORN
21
|
3 |
8-9
130
|
123 | 139 | |||
Golden Horn: has not tackled soft ground in career
PICTURE: Edward Whitaker (racingpost.com/photos)
Golden Horn on the drift with rain set to hit Ascot
GOLDEN HORN was on Thursday eased to a best-priced 8-13 (from 1-2) by Paddy Power for Saturday’s Qipco-backed King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, with the bookmaker believing his stamina could be stretched to the limit if the top end of the forecast rain materialises.
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The Met Office have issued a weather warning for the Ascot area, and Golden Horn’s trainer John Gosden acknowledged that the rain that is due to fall for most of Friday, and into Saturday, has the potential to change the complexion of Britain’s midsummer showpiece, this year worth £1.15 million.
Paddy Power, for his firm, said: “There looks to be some real Irish weather hitting Ascot and, while Golden Horn proved the concerns about a mile and a half to be unfounded in the Derby, we’d be extremely concerned about him getting it on easy ground.”
Gosden said: “We’re in the lap of the rain gods, and the last time I looked the forecast was for a great deal more than we were originally expecting.
“Until we know what rainfall they get and how the ground is it’s hard to make any predictions. The key thing is they’re all in very good order.
“With regards to Golden Horn, it’s hard to say [how soft ground would affect him]. He won his maiden on the easy side of good, but since then he’s seen nothing but really fast ground. He hasn’t raced on it, so we’ll have a walk of the track and see how it looks for him.”
This season’s leading trainer is also due to saddle Eagle Top, who would prefer the rain to stay away, and Romsdal, who conversely would not mind some ease in the ground.
The going at Ascot was on Thursday night good to firm, good in places, but the Met Office’s weather warning for the area begins two hours before Friday’s meeting starts.
Spokeswoman Nicola Maxey said: “We have a weather warning for the Ascot area from midday, due to wind and rain. There’s a high chance the rain could start a lot earlier, but it doesn’t get heavy enough to activate the warning until lunchtime.
“There’s a low pressure system that will be moving over the UK that could potentially result in heavy rain. We’re talking in the region of 20mm, though we expect isolated pockets in the area where as much as 60mm could fall. The warning is in place until 9am on Saturday, although we expect things to begin to ease in the early hours.”
Tags: Golden Horn | John Gosden | ASCOT
fonte : RacingPost
Verso le King George, ecco la storia italiana, le ultime news e lo schieramento completo. Dylan Mouth ha il 6 di steccato
1: CLEVER COOKIE (10) – 40/1
2: DYLAN MOUTH (6) – 33/1
3: EAGLE TOP (3) – 7/1
4: FLINTSHIRE (2) – 10/1
5: POSTPONED (9) – 10/1
6: ROMSDAL (7) – 40/1
7: SNOW SKY (5) – 7/1
8: THE CORSICAN (4) – 20/1
9: MADAME CHIANG (1) – 40/1
10: GOLDEN HORN (8) – 1/2