The Weekend Winners crew are again with a take a look at the characteristic Silviniaco Conti Chase and Traditional Chase from Warwick.
Host Kate Tracey is joined by BetVictor’s Sam Boswell and Declan Rix of attheraces.com to pick their greatest bets for the race and so they additionally look forward to the Cheltenham Pageant with some Ante-Submit angles.
The Grade Two Silviniaco Conti Chase over 2m and 4.5f sees 5 runners go to submit and offers a conflict between the well-established Edwardstone and different confirmed horses like Banbridge and final yr’s winner Pic D’Orhy.
Declan Rix…
“This is a belting little race and I’m really looking forward to it. Four of the five runners here are already Grade One winners and what I’m loving about this race is the penalty structure and the respective weights all these horses have to carry, this means you can’t rule out any of them.
“However I am with Edwardstone. He is up in journey for the primary time however I feel he’ll get a properly run race. Pic D’Orhy will seemingly go ahead and Banbridge will seemingly hold him sincere. However you want to see Edwardstone swap off up in journey, he generally is a little bit gassy and a bit eager, he is simply been an incredible horse this fella.
“His Novice chase marketing campaign was simply outrageous. I feel once you breed horses, that is what you need horses who run usually, constantly and hold progressing and that is all he did after which he went on to progress once more final season.
“He bolted up within the Tingle Creek however I’ve to confess that I used to be fearful about his comeback this season within the Shloer, I simply didn’t like how he completed off his race. Often, the top of his race is at all times the strongest, however I feel he simply clearly wanted the race and he closed down Jonbon.
“I think he’s the one to beat to be honest and I’d make him just about favourite especially as I’ve always felt that he’s a better horse going right-handed.”
Sam Boswell…
“Edwardstone is the best in the race out of the three that were towards the front of the betting. I know it’s Pic D’Orhy’s kind of race – a bit of a Gold Cup for him as the previous winner of it but last year’s renewal I don’t think is anything like this year’s renewal which is much better.
“Banbridge I simply did not like as favorite, it did not actually sit effectively with me. I went across the homes and got here again to Edwardstone who I’ve at all times beloved as a horse. I tipped him up on this present final yr for the Champion Chase at an enormous worth. He lastly goes up in journey however if you happen to’ve obtained query marks in regards to the journey, sure it is 2m 4f however he will get his floor.”
Kate Tracey…
“I feel you are each getting confused with the veterans chase at Warwick since you’re each siding with a 10-year-old right here, I am going with the ever so barely youthful horse Pic D’Orhy. A horse who’s simply by no means obtained the credit score he deserves. He’s the epitome of consistency and of a strong profile as effectively.
“I’ve probably been a guilty party myself in not giving this horse the credit he really deserves, he’s eight from 16 over fences and 12 from 28 in his career, two from two at Kempton and he won this race last year by 16 lengths making all. He’s also a Grade One winner at Aintree last year from a horse who made that race his own in Fakir D’oudairies five from seven in Grade Twos over fences and falling on one of those losses.
“Pic D’Orhy is simply strong and he is so constant in all situations to go well with. Banbridge for me is a spring horse, that is his return and I really feel that he is obtained larger targets down the road for all it is fascinating he is coming over right here.”
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