Dashel Drasher seems set to sidestep Saturday’s 1965 Chase at Ascot because of the floor drying out, and as an alternative head to Newbury subsequent weekend.
Jeremy Scott’s steady star received the Grade One Ascot Chase two years in the past and is a four-time winner from six begins on the Berkshire circuit total.
Following a passable comeback run when third over hurdles at Wetherby earlier within the month, Scott was eager to ship his cost again over the bigger obstacles on Saturday – however unsuitable floor, coupled with the probably presence of the good Shishkin, has led to the coach having a change of coronary heart.
He stated: “We’ll need to see what the bottom does, but it surely would not appear like there’s a lot rain round. I believe operating him over fences, I might moderately be operating on the gradual aspect of excellent and never find yourself on good floor. That may be our pondering in the intervening time.
“It’s been so wet and now there’s no rain around. My concern is we end up with a month or six weeks of dry weather, which we’re kind of due, and it will mess all our plans up – but there we are, we can’t do anything about the weather, can we?”
Contemplating different plans, Scott added: “We’ve got Newbury subsequent weekend, the place we may run within the hurdle (Lengthy Distance Hurdle). The opposite factor is it is truly solely three weeks since he ran, so it would not damage if we waited one other week anyway.
“I used to be desperately eager to run over fences, however the floor has bought to be proper, and it isn’t helped by Shishkin operating both.
“All of these things come into it, but I was keen to run over fences because I think he’s got more to give over fences. The trouble is, after this race on Saturday, you’ve got nothing else other than handicaps until after Christmas.”
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