Those under about 30 may be heading for Google at the title of this thread but the race that is currently known as the Bet365 Gold Cup was, for 45 years, sponsored by Whitbread.
Key trends:
Must have raced within last 56 days
Carrying 11st 5lb or less (only Tidal Bay has won carrying more in last 20 renewals), or even 11.00 or less (21 of last 26 hit this trend)
Needs to be a winner over 3m (though since the re-measurement of many tracks just under is OK)
Age 9 or under have the upper hand, 8yo have a great record.
No horse older than 11 has ever won the race (there have been six 11yo winners from the 60 runnings).
The one jumps out at me is Vyta Du Roc.
I have history with this horse, had plenty on him in his Neptune when the horse ploughed through the last and almost sat on the floor for a while before a fast finishing fourth.
Winner of the Reynoldstown (which I'm claiming was 3m) proves a liking for right handed tracks but he hasn't really pressed on in the way many would have expected, but he has claimed 5th and 6th placed efforts in an Hennessy and Scottish National so been mixing it with some top staying chasers.
He gets in here off 136 having been rated 148 just five months ago, an unusual drop for a horse in his first season out of novice company.
I've had to settle for 11/1 but 12/1 is available and at the five day stage there were just 17 declared, Henderson is gunning for the trainers title and Daryl Jacob booked to ride.
Key trends:
Must have raced within last 56 days
Carrying 11st 5lb or less (only Tidal Bay has won carrying more in last 20 renewals), or even 11.00 or less (21 of last 26 hit this trend)
Needs to be a winner over 3m (though since the re-measurement of many tracks just under is OK)
Age 9 or under have the upper hand, 8yo have a great record.
No horse older than 11 has ever won the race (there have been six 11yo winners from the 60 runnings).
The one jumps out at me is Vyta Du Roc.
I have history with this horse, had plenty on him in his Neptune when the horse ploughed through the last and almost sat on the floor for a while before a fast finishing fourth.
Winner of the Reynoldstown (which I'm claiming was 3m) proves a liking for right handed tracks but he hasn't really pressed on in the way many would have expected, but he has claimed 5th and 6th placed efforts in an Hennessy and Scottish National so been mixing it with some top staying chasers.
He gets in here off 136 having been rated 148 just five months ago, an unusual drop for a horse in his first season out of novice company.
I've had to settle for 11/1 but 12/1 is available and at the five day stage there were just 17 declared, Henderson is gunning for the trainers title and Daryl Jacob booked to ride.
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