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Scottish Sun
3 days ago
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- Scottish Sun
Horse racing tips: ‘He's exciting and arrives after a massive personal best' – Templegate's in-form 6-1 NAP
Scroll down for the picks Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) TEMPLEGATE tackles Thursday's racing - the highlight of which is a cracking Brigadier Gerard card at Sandown - confident of banging in some winners. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up SURREY SHADOW (8.40 Sandown, nap) It's early days for in-form Tom Clover's hope who is having just his sixth run here. He clocked a massive personal best on comeback in the Spring Mile at Doncaster last time. He relished stepping up in trip and managed to finish a close fourth despite getting a really rough trip. He should have learned plenty from that experience and can go close again. TRAWLERMAN (7.05 Sandown, nb) He showed his quality with an excellent second in the Ascot Gold Cup and looked in need of the run when fifth in Dubai last month. William Buick can steer him home. OVER SPICED (5.05 Lingfield, treble) She carries a 6lb penalty after scoring at Chepstow eight days ago. This race looks no tougher and a repeat should be more than good enough. POLYGRAM (4.00 Lingfield, Lucky 15) Has improved with every run and just missed out at Newcastle last time. She likes this trip and can take the final step forward needed to get off the mark. Templegate's tips FREE BETS - GET THE BEST SIGN UP DEALS AND RACING OFFERS Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&Cs apply. Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chases their losses Doesn't gamble if they're upset, angry or depressed Gamcare – Gamble Aware – Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.
The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Horse racing tips: ‘He's exciting and arrives after a massive personal best' – Templegate's in-form 6-1 NAP
TEMPLEGATE tackles Thursday's racing - the highlight of which is a cracking Brigadier Gerard card at Sandown - confident of banging in some winners. Back a horse by clicking their odds below. SURREY SHADOW (8.40 Sandown, nap) It's early days for in-form Tom Clover's hope who is having just his sixth run here. He clocked a massive personal best on comeback in the Spring Mile at Doncaster last time. He relished stepping up in trip and managed to finish a close fourth despite getting a really rough trip. He should have learned plenty from that experience and can go close again. TRAWLERMAN (7.05 Sandown, nb) He showed his quality with an excellent second in the Ascot Gold Cup and looked in need of the run when fifth in Dubai last month. William Buick can steer him home. OVER SPICED (5.05 Lingfield, treble) She carries a 6lb penalty after scoring at Chepstow eight days ago. This race looks no tougher and a repeat should be more than good enough. POLYGRAM (4.00 Lingfield, Lucky 15) Has improved with every run and just missed out at Newcastle last time. She likes this trip and can take the final step forward needed to get off the mark. Most read in Horse Racing Templegate's tips FREE BETS - GET THE BEST SIGN UP DEALS AND RACING OFFERS Commercial content notice: Taking one of the offers featured in this article may result in a payment to The Sun. You should be aware brands pay fees to appear in the highest placements on the page. 18+. T&Cs apply. . Remember to gamble responsibly A responsible gambler is someone who: Establishes time and monetary limits before playing Only gambles with money they can afford to lose Never chases their losses Doesn't gamble if they're upset, angry or depressed Gamcare – Gamble Aware – Find our detailed guide on responsible gambling practices here.
South Wales Guardian
3 days ago
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- South Wales Guardian
Burdett Road to test Gold Cup claims at Sandown
James Owen's dual-purpose star has already tasted success at the Royal meeting when trained by Michael Bell in 2023, but will now attempt to tee-up a shot at the Gold Cup in this Group Three event after a fine season over obstacles. Owen said: 'We're 100 per cent looking forward to seeing him back on the Flat and he comes off a great season over hurdles. 'We've given him a little bit of a freshen up, his work has been good and he's fit and raring to go. He's got a Gold Cup entry at Royal Ascot and this will be his trial.' There was a change to the Gold Cup picture when Coolmore announced the retirement of Aidan O'Brien's dual winner Kyprios on Tuesday, but Owen retains plenty of respect for the division as he looks forward to an exciting spell on the level with his admirable five-year-old. Owen added: 'The Gold Cup has opened up a little bit but will still be a very competitive race and that is the aim. Hopefully a good run tomorrow and then we can bounce into the Gold Cup. 'He's a horse we can hopefully travel with later in the season if he clicks back on the Flat. He looks to have matured a lot and we hope he can run a big race.' Also looking to put himself in the Gold Cup equation is John and Thady Gosden's Trawlerman, who has a fine record at Ascot and was only a length adrift of Kyprios when second in last year's Gold Cup. He finished fifth in the Dubai Gold Cup in April and his training team hope this outing will have him fully primed for his main assignment next month. 'He ran a solid enough race over in Dubai and he has come back from that very well,' said Thady Gosden. 'He has obviously had a little freshen up since then and he is going here ahead of a trip to the Royal meeting. 'It makes sense to give him one run before Ascot as it will sharpen him up and it will bring him on in terms of fitness as well. Hopefully he can run a nice race and go back to the Ascot Gold Cup in good order.' Al Nayyir was further behind Trawlerman in eighth in Dubai but trainer Tom Clover is inclined to put a line through that performance as he makes his first British start of the campaign. Clover said: 'It didn't really happen for him in Dubai, they went no gallop that evening and he over-raced and couldn't make up ground off a slow pace. 'I think it's only fair to put a line through that and he's come back and is looking well and training nicely. 'We're taking on some nice horses and you can make a case for any of them and you'd love to think he's up to winning at this level. We're looking forward to getting him out.' Al Nayyir is another with a ticket to the Gold Cup waiting to be stamped, but his handler is minded to take one step at a time despite having already contemplated his charge's suitability for an extra half-mile at Ascot. Clover added: 'We'll get Sandown out of the way first and if he goes well, then we can think about the Gold Cup afterwards. 'If he goes well here we'd have to have a serious think about it and I would love to see him racing over a distance. If you take out his runs in the Middle East this winter, last year he was very strong at the line and my feeling is he is a horse who would stay well. 'It would be lovely if we do get to the stage we can think about the Gold Cup and although the extra half-mile would be an unknown, he has certainly been strong at the finish in his races and it would be interesting to see.'
Rhyl Journal
3 days ago
- Sport
- Rhyl Journal
Burdett Road to test Gold Cup claims at Sandown
James Owen's dual-purpose star has already tasted success at the Royal meeting when trained by Michael Bell in 2023, but will now attempt to tee-up a shot at the Gold Cup in this Group Three event after a fine season over obstacles. Owen said: 'We're 100 per cent looking forward to seeing him back on the Flat and he comes off a great season over hurdles. 'We've given him a little bit of a freshen up, his work has been good and he's fit and raring to go. He's got a Gold Cup entry at Royal Ascot and this will be his trial.' There was a change to the Gold Cup picture when Coolmore announced the retirement of Aidan O'Brien's dual winner Kyprios on Tuesday, but Owen retains plenty of respect for the division as he looks forward to an exciting spell on the level with his admirable five-year-old. Owen added: 'The Gold Cup has opened up a little bit but will still be a very competitive race and that is the aim. Hopefully a good run tomorrow and then we can bounce into the Gold Cup. 'He's a horse we can hopefully travel with later in the season if he clicks back on the Flat. He looks to have matured a lot and we hope he can run a big race.' Also looking to put himself in the Gold Cup equation is John and Thady Gosden's Trawlerman, who has a fine record at Ascot and was only a length adrift of Kyprios when second in last year's Gold Cup. He finished fifth in the Dubai Gold Cup in April and his training team hope this outing will have him fully primed for his main assignment next month. 'He ran a solid enough race over in Dubai and he has come back from that very well,' said Thady Gosden. 'He has obviously had a little freshen up since then and he is going here ahead of a trip to the Royal meeting. 'It makes sense to give him one run before Ascot as it will sharpen him up and it will bring him on in terms of fitness as well. Hopefully he can run a nice race and go back to the Ascot Gold Cup in good order.' Al Nayyir was further behind Trawlerman in eighth in Dubai but trainer Tom Clover is inclined to put a line through that performance as he makes his first British start of the campaign. Clover said: 'It didn't really happen for him in Dubai, they went no gallop that evening and he over-raced and couldn't make up ground off a slow pace. 'I think it's only fair to put a line through that and he's come back and is looking well and training nicely. 'We're taking on some nice horses and you can make a case for any of them and you'd love to think he's up to winning at this level. We're looking forward to getting him out.' Al Nayyir is another with a ticket to the Gold Cup waiting to be stamped, but his handler is minded to take one step at a time despite having already contemplated his charge's suitability for an extra half-mile at Ascot. Clover added: 'We'll get Sandown out of the way first and if he goes well, then we can think about the Gold Cup afterwards. 'If he goes well here we'd have to have a serious think about it and I would love to see him racing over a distance. If you take out his runs in the Middle East this winter, last year he was very strong at the line and my feeling is he is a horse who would stay well. 'It would be lovely if we do get to the stage we can think about the Gold Cup and although the extra half-mile would be an unknown, he has certainly been strong at the finish in his races and it would be interesting to see.'
The Herald Scotland
3 days ago
- Sport
- The Herald Scotland
Burdett Road to test Gold Cup claims at Sandown
Owen said: 'We're 100 per cent looking forward to seeing him back on the Flat and he comes off a great season over hurdles. 'We've given him a little bit of a freshen up, his work has been good and he's fit and raring to go. He's got a Gold Cup entry at Royal Ascot and this will be his trial.' Burdett Road has won at Royal Ascot in the past (David Davies/PA) There was a change to the Gold Cup picture when Coolmore announced the retirement of Aidan O'Brien's dual winner Kyprios on Tuesday, but Owen retains plenty of respect for the division as he looks forward to an exciting spell on the level with his admirable five-year-old. Owen added: 'The Gold Cup has opened up a little bit but will still be a very competitive race and that is the aim. Hopefully a good run tomorrow and then we can bounce into the Gold Cup. 'He's a horse we can hopefully travel with later in the season if he clicks back on the Flat. He looks to have matured a lot and we hope he can run a big race.' Also looking to put himself in the Gold Cup equation is John and Thady Gosden's Trawlerman, who has a fine record at Ascot and was only a length adrift of Kyprios when second in last year's Gold Cup. He finished fifth in the Dubai Gold Cup in April and his training team hope this outing will have him fully primed for his main assignment next month. Trawlerman (right) has been a standing dish in tip staying contests (John Walton/PA) 'He ran a solid enough race over in Dubai and he has come back from that very well,' said Thady Gosden. 'He has obviously had a little freshen up since then and he is going here ahead of a trip to the Royal meeting. 'It makes sense to give him one run before Ascot as it will sharpen him up and it will bring him on in terms of fitness as well. Hopefully he can run a nice race and go back to the Ascot Gold Cup in good order.' Al Nayyir was further behind Trawlerman in eighth in Dubai but trainer Tom Clover is inclined to put a line through that performance as he makes his first British start of the campaign. Clover said: 'It didn't really happen for him in Dubai, they went no gallop that evening and he over-raced and couldn't make up ground off a slow pace. Al Nayyir is one of Tom Clover's stable stars (Mike Egerton/PA) 'I think it's only fair to put a line through that and he's come back and is looking well and training nicely. 'We're taking on some nice horses and you can make a case for any of them and you'd love to think he's up to winning at this level. We're looking forward to getting him out.' Al Nayyir is another with a ticket to the Gold Cup waiting to be stamped, but his handler is minded to take one step at a time despite having already contemplated his charge's suitability for an extra half-mile at Ascot. Clover added: 'We'll get Sandown out of the way first and if he goes well, then we can think about the Gold Cup afterwards. 'If he goes well here we'd have to have a serious think about it and I would love to see him racing over a distance. If you take out his runs in the Middle East this winter, last year he was very strong at the line and my feeling is he is a horse who would stay well. 'It would be lovely if we do get to the stage we can think about the Gold Cup and although the extra half-mile would be an unknown, he has certainly been strong at the finish in his races and it would be interesting to see.'
