Today on Sky Sports Racing: Worcester hosts Fixed Brush Series Hurdle Finals with Pop The Champagne | Racing news
Worcester hosts the Fixed Brush Hurdle Series Final on Friday, while there’s evening-worthy Flat action from Newcastle, all live on Sky Sports Racing.
3.40 Worcester – Give me a moment and the current clash and count
With £38,000 offered to the winner Download the Ultimate Handicap Fixed Vickers.Bet App for Beginners Handicap Hurdle (3,40)It’s no surprise to see a competitive school of 13 people lining up for the two-and-a-half mile feature.
Fergal O’Brien leads the diving coach championship after another busy summer with Pop The Champagne among the stars of his early-season campaign with four straight wins from June to August, including at this track. Kielan Woods joined the trip.
Leading jumper and defending champion Brian Hughes scores a search hat-trick Present and count from the group of Donald McCain, while Richard Bandey of Give me a moment also trying to hit three straight hurdles wins.
In total, nine of the last 13 runners have won including race and distance winner Harry Fry San Giovanni.
Top weight Light N Strike won back against the smaller hurdles at this track last month and could be dangerous with the 130 mark.
1.20 Worcester – Twig and Found On feature out of four
After three runs to find his foot over the fence, Martin Keighley’s useful mare Found on scored three wins in a row between March and May and returned to the track with three defeats in Bob Love King Of The Dirt Novices’ Chase (1.20).
Coach Ben Pauling is running with over 30% strike rate so far this season and hopes to add to his roster with dual Hunter Chase winner Bough – one of the two greater obstacle victories to have come at this level and distance.
Twig’s jumping experience could prove key against an exciting first person chase Arrivedercifor team Jonjo O’Neill, a 130s-ranked hurdler at his peak last year when he finished second in Holloway’s Third Place Handicap Competition in Ascot.
Charlotte Fuller Skandiburg is another helpful type of guy back in pursuit of a failed transition two years ago for former coach Olly Murphy.
6.15 Newcastle – Stand strong and King Me has a valuable maiden competition
There is a huge prize pool of up to £27,000 for the winner Brother Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (6.15) at Newcastle, where we can see a potential star of the future.
Saeed bin Suroor runs Cracksman colt Stand firmhopes to build on a promising debut in third place behind Group Two winner then Marbaan at Salisbury in July.
Mark and Charlie Johnston ran two in the race, with Haydock finishing second my kingwhose debut form is already done with the third – Lion Kingdom – debuting and winning at Wolverhampton last week and the fourth – Tellateller – will do well at Epsom next time.
Jane Chapple-Hyam’s Blanchland stepped up a mile for the first time after descending near the USS Constitution in Ascot earlier this month.
Qatar racing including a pony trained by John and Thady Gosden Maasai Marawho looked like a different kind of promising man by the ill-fated Roaring Lion.
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