Dan Skelton: Midnight River has great chance in Coral Gold Cup
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Ladbrokes ambassador Dan Skelton marks our card for his eight runners on Saturday, including the chances of Midnight River in the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury.
Skycutter is having his first run for us. He looks like a horse with a bit of form the season before last and he starts over 2m3f which is a nice starting point. I don’t have heaps of expectations; I just want to see where we are at.
Catch Him Derry ran OK in a bumper to a point but was too keen and he has to learn to settle. Once he does that, we have seen a nice bit of work at home from him on occasions and he looks like a horse who can win races.
Jay Jay Reilly has a great chance here as he steps up in trip. The ground was a little quick for him the last day at Kempton, but he is a progressive horse and I give him a big chance in this race.
He is a lovely horse and definitely a chaser down the line. He ran OK at Aintree on his first start for us, but since then he has improved a good bit at home and I think he will run well here. I don’t think he is just going to turn up and win, with some fancier types in here, but I do like him.
She didn’t go that well over fences the other day, although it was a good race. I’m still not overwhelmed with how she performed over fences and I think we are better off over hurdles. The trip here is ideal and she should have a nice chance.
He is biting off quite a lot here in this Intermediate Hurdle, but he’s in good form after a run at Wetherby the other day. You have to take into consideration that he’s only a four-year-old, but he is going nicely at home and hopefully he has a little each-way chance here.
We run Midnight River in the big race and it is a race we’ve had in mind for him for some time. He ran nicely in the Charlie Hall for a long time but couldn’t beat the top two. He won two key races last year though and the trip won’t be an issue and although it’s highly competitive, I feel like he is our best chance this weekend.
He won last weekend at Haydock when the race fell apart. He comes here in great health. This is a similar track and he should go very well.
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