Friday, January 27, 2012

German runner at Fontwell

the sport at all 5 meetings in the U.K. and Ireland today is very low-key, but from the German point of view the bumper over 1 /4 miles at 17.30 CET is by far the most interesting event - Andreas Wöhler saddles here his so far unraced Il Presidente (Alain Cawley). "The horse has had all sorts of minor problems," the trainer said yesterday, "but is in good form now and is well-bred. He is jointly owned by myself and my wife Susie, whose birthday it is today, so we are hoping for a good performance." On form it is hard to say what chance, if any. he might have, as 6 of the other 10 runners are also unraced. Of those that have run, only Rugged Jack (Vic Dartnall/ Edward Glassonbury), penalised for winning a similar event at Uttoxeter, and Unex Degas (David Ppe/ Tom Scudamore), third at Exeter, need to be feared.
Tony McCoy continues his comeback today with two rides at Huntingdon, both for owner JP McManus: Saves Time in the novice handicap hurdle at 14.40 and Favoured Nation, who makes his hurdling debut at 17.10.

Betting forecast:
1. Race: Brough Academy - Quousko De L`Isop - Go Set Go
2. Race: Oncle Kid - Rateable Value - Monsieur Georges
3. Race: Clever Dick - Terra Bleu - Solaise Express
4. Race: Sir Du Bearn - Gunna Sound - Cuckoo Pen
5. Race: Nagpur - Mirific - Amirico
6. Race: Goring Two - Tecktal - Body Gold
7. Race: Rugged Jack - Unex Degas - Il Presidente