Racing Chat - Saturday Oct 20th

[BillyHills]

300 Stratford

Neetside EW 14/1 PP

Plenty of eyes on the big races at Ascot but i'm a jumps man and one worth keeping an eye on is Neetside trained by David Dennis. First time out for 178 days so may need the run but whatever happens keep a watch on him for a weak handicap in the future. I noted him a couple of times making headway without going through with his effort, i'm sure he's well treated in a mark of 98.

[Trotter]

Bookies running scared of a Gosden 4 timer in the Champions Day races at Ascot

Here's the hotpots - with current best price

1.25 Stradivarius 10/11

2.40 La Ti Dah 11/8

3.15 Roaring Lion 9/4

3.50 Cracksman 5/6

Surely all 4 won't win ……. or will they ?

Stradivarius has had a hard season

La Ti Dah untried on soft ground (but it might be drying out)

Roaring Lion down in trip and has been beaten his last 3 runs at a mile

Cracksman hasn't quite looked the same horse this season

I think maybe Roaring Lion might be the weak link !

By the way I notice that the Racing Post race previewer is tipping Broadway EW at 100/1 in the Fillies race at 2.40 ……….