Host Kate Tracey is joined by Declan Rix and Sam Boswell on Weekend Winners to look ahead to Ascot on Saturday, which is stay on Sky Sports activities Racing.
The Grade 1 Ascot Chase (3.35pm) takes centre stage, with Pic D’orhy seeking to grow to be the primary horse to win this in race three consecutive years. He takes on twelve-time Grade One winner Jonbon in what appears to be like an interesting tussle.
Likeable veteran Edwardstone and the Moore-trained Blow Your Wad might be seeking to outrun double-figure costs, with Basic Maestro and Heltenham finishing the sextet.
Declan Rix…
“I am siding with Pic D’orhy over Jonbon on this renewal as you recognize me, I prefer to tackle the favorite in these kinds of races. It is simply on the costs you get extra worth within the so-called two-runner race in my view. He was dominant on this final yr and this race spherical Ascot, at this journey, is his jam.
“I feel the horses outside Jonbon and Pic D’orhy are pot hunting really, and I can get a decent price here today. His last run looked to be poor but maybe his prior run at Wetherby took more out of him and he has been freshened up since.”
Host Kate Tracey…
“Pic D’orhy is a yr older and I count on him to beat Jonbon right here after his robust race within the Clarence Home at Ascot. The race fell aside for Jonbon and it landed in his lap, and he had no selection however win. It’s fairly a fast turnaround and that is my fear.
“The course and distance wonder-horse is a a lot better value and comes into this contemporary too. I feel he might dictate on the entrance finish and get his personal method. I feel Harry Cobden will get him in a pleasant rhythm and he might be troublesome to go on floor that possibly might be difficult to shut on.
Sam Boswell…
“The prices show he’s already won this and that is my only worry. Jonbon has been a legend in the two-mile division for years and this step up in trip that I think will suit him. He won at Ascot last time out in the Clarence House when his stamina kicked in to get the better of Thistle Ask.
“I am not satisfied his most important rival Pic D’orhy will benefit from the floor in his quest for a 3rd win within the race and I am hoping Jonbon can acquire his thirteenth Grade One win in what has been a tremendous profession.”
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