ITV Racing Tips: Two Additional Champions Day Picks
The now traditional curtain call on the British flat season is here and the flat fans are certainly going to go out with a bang on Champions Day. The card looks stacked and ITV will be in situ all day with no switching to other tracks, so let us mark your card!
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14:35 Ascot - Champions Fillies And Mares Stakes
This looks a ridiculously deep renewal of this race, and after sifting through the card I could hardly put anyone off anything! Not normally the sort of race you want to be piling into then with chances aplenty, however I do think the three year old fillies look pretty good and although Content is by far the most well fancied Aidan O'Brien runner, I will be siding with either his second or third string (it's always hard to tell with this yard) WINGSPAN.
She was second last time out in the Beresford when attempting to make all and that was a decent effort over a trip which in time may look skinny for her. She is bred for stamina and runs like she'll appreciate every yard of a stiffer test, which combined with the soft ground she could have to contend with here is another positive. Ryan Moore not being on board is never a plus for a Ballydoyle horse but I like Sean Levey as a rider and I'm hopeful he grabs the bull by the horns here and really lets his filly stretch on to take a lead. There is no obvious pace in here except her so I hope she can bag it and not be caught.
Her only run on heavy was her debut win and in every run since there has been good in the going description. That won't be the case at Ascot and I fancy her to outrun odds of 22/1 and at the very last hit the frame from the front end in what is admittedly a deep contest.
Big Race Previews
With Champions Day stealing all the headlines on Saturday, Billy has been busy penning FOUR big race previews for the Long Distance Cup, Champions Sprint Stakes, The QEII and of course the big one; The Champion Stakes! You can check them all out here...
16:35 Ascot - Balmoral Handicap
Wrapping up what will hopefully have been a glorious afternoon of Group 1s with plenty of champions crowned is a good old fashioned big field handicap, and predictably there are tonnes in here with a chance. The market is ever changing and although at the time of writing Ryan Moore's mount for Karl Burke Thunder Run looks set to go off favourite, things could all change a multitude of times before the off.
He is yet to run on soft but being by Night Of Thunder, one would not expect him to struggle and he could indeed improve again. His win at York last time out came by just half a length over the re-opposing Mirsky, who many will claim is overpriced in comparison. We know all about him though whereas his conqueror last time out has plenty more scope to improve.
The Ascot straight mile is the stage most loved by one rider in particular, Jamie Spencer, and with his mount WITCH HUNTER having been a bit of a disappointment this season I cannot resist backing him at 20/1+ to bounce right back following a Newbury flop to his best under a typical Spencer leaving it late ride. He won the Buckingham Palace here last year at the Royal Meeting as well as a Group 2 and although he is inconsistent and has a big weight to carry here, I think he's drawn in the right place for Spencer to track the leaders and attempt to pounce late.
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