Key Points
- Lucky 15 betting tips for Saturday 10 August 2024
- Four each way selections for Shergar Cup day at Ascot
- My NAP selection runs in the Shergar Cup Mile
The Shergar Cup meeting at Ascot
This Saturday, Ascot will host the Shergar Cup meeting, an exciting event that promises a thrilling day of racing. The Shergar Cup is a unique competition featuring six races, each with ten runners. There are four teams consisting of Great Britain, Europe, Rest of the World, and the Ladies and all four will go head to head, with each rider participating in five of the six races to eventually determine the winning team and also the top jockey.
I’ve put together four each way selections for a Lucky 15 with plenty of value and hopefully we can bag a few winners on Saturday. It’s been a tough start to the month as far as my selections go, but hopefully we can turn that around starting from now.
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13:35 - The Shergar Cup Dash Handicap 5f - Apollo One @ 4/1
We start off on Saturday with the Dash Handicap where there are a few with potential. Jordan Electrics has been in fine form of late, and is looking to make it five wins on the spin. The first win of his stretch came off a relatively low mark of 80, and he’s up to 102 now, which will make this a lot harder for him, but he shouldn’t be too far away with his current form. Adaay In Devon is a lovely filly, who is very consistent and has plenty of speed too. She is another who is likely to be on the premises, but she races here off a career high mark, so I’ll be taking her on.
My pick for this race is
Apollo One, who has been very consistent this season, and has a really good opportunity to get his head in front here. He is a rapid sort with good time figures and his form here at Ascot stacks up really well too.
His last run was in the Stewards Cup at Goodwood, where he finished second by just half a length in a 25-runner field. He has won off a mark of 104 twice and he’s 1lb lower now, which is sure to help his cause. Conditions are likely to suit and he usually breaks fast too. Apollo One holds very strong credentials in the opener and could get us off to a great start.
14:10 - The Shergar Cup Stayers’ Handicap 2m - Fox Journey @ 13/2
The Stayers’ Handicap is a rather intriguing race this year and I’ve spotted two runners with double figure prices that could easily outrun their odds. The first of those is the Ian Williams-trained The Grand Visir. He has been out of form this season, but he is 14lbs lower now than when he went close in this race last year, so it would be no surprise to see him bounce back to form. The other contender is Sheradann, who was purchased from France after winning twice over this trip on soft ground, so distance won't be an issue for him at all. He needs to prove he can handle these conditions, but he’s handicapped to go well, and might be worth a second look, especially if we get rain.
I’m giving
Fox Journey
the nod for this race. He was beaten at a short price on his only start over this trip, but that was on the all weather and I think he’ll be seen to best effect back on turf. I’ll admit that he has been quite hard to win with, and does have a slight tendency to hang to the right. However,
he comes here well-handicapped and based on his recent starts, he looks ready to put in a big performance.
14:45 - The Shergar Cup Challenge Handicap 1m 4f - Dream Harder @ 20/1
Next up we have the Shergar Cup Challenge where there are some interesting form ties. Cracksking beat The Goat two starts back, but that form was reversed next time out when Cracksking was given a 5lb rise. Both are likely to run another good race, but at the same time, neither looks particularly well-treated. Truthful holds very strong credentials for Willie Haggas, putting him straight on the radar. He has some strong form from last season, but was disappointing on his first run this year. It’s quite likely he will build on that, and the drop back in trip should help his cause too..
My selection here is
Dream Harder, who has some good form in the book despite not managing to get his head in front recently. He runs off a mark of 87 here, but has gone close in some good races off a mark of 90. Basically,
he looks really well-treated in a field of horses that are not, and he also has experience on his side. In addition, his best efforts have all come at tracks with stiff finishes, so Ascot should suit him well and he is massively overpriced here.
16:30 - The Shergar Cup Mile 1m - Bopedro @ 13/2
In the final race at Ascot we’ll see the milers face off in a competitive race. Yantarni is a lovely sort for Ian Williams, and is likely to run a decent race again, but he is now creeping up in the weights and will need to find a lot to win here. New Image is the current favourite, and he has been ultra consistent this term and on the front of it looks the one to beat.
Personally, I think the best bet here is David O’Meara’s
Bopedro. Apparently he is O’Meara’s second string, but he looks the prime pick for this race to me. He has been running well in defeat off much higher marks this term, and his fifth at Goodwood last time out has more going for it than the winning distance suggests.
He was running a big race before finding a few traffic issues, and was actually dropped 1lb for that effort
which can only help his cause here. That effort looked like a big return to form to me, and if he is ready to peak, then he’s a cracking each way bet.
My Lucky 15 Picks for Saturday
- 13:35 Ascot - Apollo One @ 4/1
- 14:10 Ascot - Fox Journey @ 13/2
- 14:45 Ascot - Dream Harder @ 20/1
- 16:30 Ascot - Bopedro @ 13/2
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