Ruby Walsh’s Saturday ITV Racing ideas
12:55 Haydock – Kelya Wooden
13:50 Ascot – Jungle Boogie
14:05 Haydock – Credo
14:25 Ascot – Robust Chief
15:00 Ascot – Trelawne
15:35 Ascot – Fiercely Proud
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It’s attention-grabbing if you take a look at a Saturday card with Ascot down the street, and Nico de Boinville has gone all the best way to Haydock, so Holloway Queen robotically jumps out at you for that easy purpose.
However I used to be impressed by KELYA WOOD at Uttoxeter. She beat one in every of Nicky Henderson’s in Crazierthandaisy, profitable, and when she bucked out, she went a superb gallop and saved going. Haydock will swimsuit her, too.
Iroko ran a blinder in the same race at Haydock behind Trelawne however couldn’t catch him as he quickened down the straight. He’s the rightful favorite.
That mentioned, I might say the horse with the one greatest piece of kind within the race is, no doubt, the outsider, JUNGLE BOOGIE.
In his Gold Cup run, he was approach too free, and he pulled and dragged and hauled each step of the best way and ended up getting crushed by 21 lengths.
He travelled significantly better than others in that discipline and stands out right here to me.
14:05 Haydock – Credo
I’ll return to final yr’s race – Well-known Bridge received that day, five-and-a-half lengths forward of CREDO. There have been 2lbs between them that day and 12lbs between them now. Chuck in jockey Chad Bament is claiming 10lbs as effectively, and immediately, there are 20lbs between them on Saturday.
Chad ran a winner earlier in December at Sandown and hasn’t had that many rides—two winners in 18 rides, from what I’ve seen—however 10lbs is a big declare, and for that purpose alone, I’m going for Credo.
I used to be impressed with STRONG LEADER in Newbury. He’s growing his method in leaping, and he by no means seemed like not profitable that contest. It wasn’t the strongest race on the planet, however he was at all times in management and is barely a seven-year-old.
He improved all through final season from his run behind Blueking d’Oroux at Ascot. He might need been a bit disappointing within the Relkeel however was higher within the Cleeve, received at Aintree and did the identical in his comeback run at Newbury.
He’s an enhancing horse, getting stronger and turning into a top-class stayer. He’s solely going in a single route.
I do know The Wall Park is enhancing, too, however I feel he nonetheless has a bit to seek out to win this race, and I’m unsure Crambo has progressed from the heights he reached. I do know he received this race final yr, however he regressed at Cheltenham and dissatisfied at Aintree, so I’d take Robust Chief to win once more.
I used to be with The Altering Man at Newcastle when he couldn’t peg Frero Banbou again, and he obtained himself 5lbs for that, in order that places me off him.
I wouldn’t say Victtorino was unfortunate at Newbury; he didn’t appear like he had the tempo for the Coral Gold Cup. He’s 1lb increased than when he received this race off 142 final yr, beating Yeah Man. He’s solely 143 this yr and the plain favorite, however I feel TRELAWNE is enhancing.
He was the one for me within the Ultima final yr, the place he fell early on. He beat Iroko over 2m5f at Haydock. He desires each yard at 3m, and I’ll aspect with him.
That is aggressive. The Greatwood does appear to carry the important thing with Dysart Enos and Be Conscious on this, and there’s one other one out of it at the next worth, which is FIERCELY PROUD, too.
He travelled effectively in it, however Ben Jones went down the within, whereas others got here down the hill on the vast outdoors by that Sunday – Fiercely Proud went inside and obtained drained from the final.
I might see him enhancing loads, and he appeals to me on the worth of round 11/1.
Ruby Walsh’s Saturday ITV Racing ideas
12:55 Haydock – Kelya Wooden
13:50 Ascot – Jungle Boogie
14:05 Haydock – Credo
14:25 Ascot – Robust Chief
15:00 Ascot – Trelawne
15:35 Ascot – Fiercely Proud
*All costs are bang updated with our snazzy widgets, whereas odds in copy are correct on the time of publishing however topic to vary.
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