Gordon Elliot has won two of the last
three renewals of the Ladbroke, so it’s a little surprising that
his representative this year, Vercingetorix, is running
‘loose’ at 33/1. Closer inspection reveals that the 4-year-old
has been well beaten on both attempts in handicaps, including at
Fairyhouse three weeks ago, off lower handicap marks, so his chance
is less than obvious. Conditional jockey Jack Kennedy takes off 5lb
but, even so, it’s hard to make a case for the Dylan Thomas gelding
on the form book. Nevertheless, he’s worth including by virtue of
his connections alone.
Bidourey (33/1) won his first
five starts, including two over hurdles, but was pulled-up when
favourite for the William Hill Imperial Cup at Sandown in March and
made no show behind Old Guard on his reappearance at Cheltenham last
month. The son of Voix Du Nord is in danger of becoming a forgotten
horse but, with plenty of winning form under testing conditions, he
remains one to keep on the right side.
Devilment (20/1) has run
creditably in defeat on both starts since winning at Cheltenham in
October, but probably needs to be Champion Hurdle class to win the
Ladbroke off a handicap mark of 150. Aidan Coleman switches
allegiance to his promising, but inexperienced, stable companion
Galizi (25/1) and the hint may be worth taking, albeit that the
Dansili gelding has yet to race on properly soft going.
Selections: Ascot 3.35
Vercingetorix (33/1), Bidourey (33/1), Galizi (25/1)
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