Rory Delargy’s Saturday ITV Racing tips
13:30 Ascot – Leader In The Park (NAP)
13:50 Wetherby – Take No Chances
14:05 Ascot – Martador
14:22 Wetherby – Sandor Clegane
14:40 Down Royal – Envoi Allen
14:58 – Wetherby – Conflated
15:15 Ascot – Jour D’Evasion (Each Way – Nap)
15:45 Ascot – Amirite
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.
13:30 Ascot – Leader In The Park (NAP)
My angle in to most of these races is to be against Nicky Henderson’s and Paul Nicholls’ runners until the stable form starts to improve. LEADER IN THE PARK (nap) was a £250k purchase when winning his sole point-to-point in Ireland and ran well in a limited campaign over hurdles last season. A mark of 121 over fences may underestimate his chances over larger obstacles which he looks tailormade for. His stablemate Bad may chase him home.
13:50 Wetherby – Take No Chances
Nicky Henderson’s Luccia is a short-priced favourite, but there’s been a few of the Seven Barrows runners pulled up recently, and that’s not a great sign. It’s not much of a betting race for me but TAKE NO CHANCES looks a mare who’ll improve this season.
14:05 Ascot – Martador
Grade 1 Aintree Novices’ Chase runner-up Master Chewy starts life in handicaps off a mark of 154. But, Venetia Williams’ runners usually take off at this time of year and MARTADOR – who won his last three races in the Spring – looks the solid option.
14:22 Wetherby – Sandor Clegane
SANDOR CLEGANE can go well and this looks like a target rather than a prep. He’s been off the track for 186 days, but on the ratings, he looks the one to beat. He may be a Stayers Hurdle candidate in time. Dashel Drasher is admirable, but is an 11-year-old now.
14:40 Down Royal – Envoi Allen
A very similar race to last year where ENOVI ALLEN was just chinned by Gerri Colombe on the line having looked set to be the winner. Envoi Allen looks the percentage call, as he’s a previous winner of the race, and will appreciate the better ground and with just five runners declared, it’s hard to imagine there’ll be a very strong pace on over this 3m trip.
14:58 Wetherby – Conflated
The Charlie Hall Chase is the feature race at the track and I’m against Bravemansgame who hasn’t won in seven races. He may be regressing and struggles to make his mark at the top level. There’s a doubt over Grey Dawning as the ground is good and he’ll want it softer. CONFLATED was unlucky to lose his rider at the first fence at Punchestown last month, and has the back class to win this. He may be a little over-priced. The one doubt is the Aintree Grand National being a longer-term aim and he may look to drop a few lbs in the handicap.
15:15 Ascot – Jour D’Evasion
A tricky competitive handicap hurdle where JOUR D’EVASION looks a little overpriced and is my each-way nap. Henry Daly’s five-year-old won once over hurdles last season and hit the frame in most. He’s been beaten by decent performers, who are progressing, and his opening mark of 112 looks workable as the stable are in decent form and Charlie Deutsch is a notable booking.
15:45 Ascot – Amirite
An open-looking 3m handicap with a nice pot up for grabs. Chianti Classico sets the standard, but Irish raider AMIRITE looks the answer to me. He’s on a bit of a losing run, but the better ground here will help. The Henry de Bromhead stable is in fine form and he’s slightly lower in the ratings in the UK than in Ireland. His price is just about ok given his overall profile to have an interest.
Rory Delargy’s ITV Racing tips
13:30 Ascot – Leader In The Park (NAP)
13:50 Wetherby – Take No Chances
14:05 Ascot – Martador
14:22 Wetherby – Sandor Clegane
14:40 Down Royal – Envoi Allen
14:58 – Wetherby – Conflated
15:15 Ascot – Jour D’Evasion (Each Way – Nap)
15:45 Ascot – Amirite
*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at the time of publishing but subject to change.
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