Sky Sports activities Racing Ambassador Hollie Doyle fears her hopes of successful the Ascot Gold Cup on Trueshan on Thursday will likely be dashed by the prevailing quick floor, which is sort of sure to rule the star stayer out of the race.
Quick floor makes Gold Cup bid unlikely
I have been dreaming all 12 months about successful the Ascot Gold Cup (4.20) on Trueshan however the quick floor we have been racing on all week is sort of sure to rule him out of Thursday’s Group One showpiece.
It is no secret that Alan King’s Goodwood Cup winner depends upon some give within the floor and understandably will not be risked until underfoot circumstances take an sudden flip.
He’s entered within the Queen Alexandra Stakes on Saturday so might probably run in that as a substitute if the rain clouds collect as he is match match and prepared for an additional race.
Trueshan has been in high type on the build-up to Ascot, having fun with a gallop at Nicky Henderson’s Seven Barrows stables, and could be the one they’d all must beat if the phrase ‘delicate’ featured within the going description.
In his possible absence, I would dearly like to see his outdated adversary Stradivarius win a fourth Gold Cup however there is a new child on the block in Aidan O’Brien’s Kyprios who has been vastly spectacular over a-mile-and-a-quarter this 12 months and will likely be a risk to all if he stays the longer journey, as I count on he’ll.
Hoping for a Command efficiency
Lawful Command deserves to take his likelihood within the Britannia Stakes (5.00) and within the possible absence of Trueshan seems to be my greatest likelihood of supplementing Tuesday’s Coventry Stakes win on Bradsell.
Brian Meehan’s gelding has received 4 of his final 5 begins and hopefully has extra to supply off his revised score of 87 – even in a scorching race like this.
I am pleased with my excessive attract stall 20 however he is produced his greatest type on straightforward floor so has to show he can deal with these totally different circumstances.
Dedication a dwell outsider
My trip within the Buckingham Palace Stakes (6.10) is a dwell outsider. Whole Dedication arrives at Ascot on the again of a superb run and might be effectively drawn in stall 24.
Simon Hodgson’s gelding has been a dependable handicapper on the All-Climate for a number of years now however has confirmed that he may be efficient on turf too with good runs at Ascot, Goodwood and Windsor.
The way in which he completed off his race to be third over six furlongs on the Thames monitor final time gives hope that he’ll come house effectively over this extra furlong on such a stiff monitor.
Ready sport for Mr Large Stuff
It is a ready sport for Richard Spencer’s Mr Large Stuff who’s among the many reserves for the King George V Stakes (3.05).
I’ve ridden him twice earlier than, ending an in depth second on him at Nottingham after which lacking out on the placings after we obtained no luck in working at Newbury.
He is nonetheless a maiden however is calmly raced and guarantees to benefit from the step as much as a-mile-and-a-half if he is fortunate sufficient to get a run.
Large likelihood for Tom in Ribblesdale
My husband Tom Marquand has an incredible likelihood of attaining Royal Ascot success on his boss William Haggas’ pretty filly Sea Silk Highway within the Group Two Ribblesdale Stakes (3.40).
She is enhancing at precisely the best time and has a superb perspective as she confirmed when digging deep for Tom to win a Listed race at Goodwood final month.
The faster floor she is more likely to encounter at Ascot might swimsuit her higher than the delicate circumstances that day and he or she seems to be prepared for this step as much as one-mile-and-four-furlongs.
One other horse I am trying ahead to watching is Andrew Balding’s Bakeel, who has been saved underneath wraps since successful on debut at Ascot in April and appears to have the profile to run effectively within the Group Two Norfolk Stakes (2.30).
Tom Marquand driving Sea Silk Highway win The William Hill Peak Of Vogue Stakes at Goodwood
Hollie Doyle was chatting with Sky Sports activities Racing’s Simon Mapletoft.
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