31/10/2014

Ascot - 1st Nov

    The most interesting race being run tomorrow is the Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby and naturally I hope one of my Gold Cup fancies, Taquin du Seuil, is able to put in a good round. However I don't see him as betting material with Silviniaco Conti being particularly tough at flat tracks.

    My one bet is at Ascot where I took 12/1 earlier on about Gevrey Chambertin in the big handicap at 3.35. This horse really impressed when winning the fixed brush race at Haydock on Betfair Chase day last year and although things didn't go his way in two subsequent starts over fences that season I think there were excuses on both occasions and he has enough talent and jumping ability to go close here off a handy looking mark of 139. First of all in his first ever start over fences he was stuck right in the deep end in the Reynoldstown at Ascot and actually jumped really well but was asked too much a question with an overly attacking ride and ran out of gas quickstyle. He ran next in the RSA at the Festival, a very tough assignment so early in his chasing career, and things didn't pan out at all in a rough race. He's race fit after an outing in a small field event early last month and I think if he's ridden sensibly he will be very competitive. It bares pointing out that he does jump well and his win at Haydock demonstrated that he has a considerable engine. Things need to go right for him but at the price he's well worth chancing.

United House Gold Cup:
Gevrey Chambertin £40w @ 12/1 (lost)






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