Ascot Gold Cup clues this Wednesday as some of the top staying flat horses line-up for the Group 3 Sagaro Stakes (3.35) at Ascot racecourse. We’ve seven horses entered that include the Aidan O’Brien-trained Wordsworth, who will be looking to give the Ballydoyle trainer his first win in this race. Andy Newton takes a look at the race in more detail and gives you the key Sagaro Stakes trends.
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Sagaro Stakes Tips
Trainer Aidan O’Brien Looking For His First Sagaro Stakes Win
Believe it, or not – trainer Aidan O’Brien has never won the Sagaro Stakes. But he’s got a leading chance this year to break that duck with Wordsworth @ 10/3 with LiveScore Bet. Tis son of Galileo was a recent winner at Gowran Park so can be expected to have an advantage over the others having had a recent run.
That was his second career win from 9 runs and his seventh top three finish. He’s run well at Group 1 & 2 level in the past too and acts well on this quicker ground. Ryan Moore also rides (was on last time) so it’s hard to crab his chance – certainly one for the shortlist, but the only niggle based on the trends is that only 4 of the last 19 past winners came here off the back of a win.
Irish Mare Princess Zoe Heads To Ascot
Another Irish raider and the oldest runner in the field – Princess Zoe @ 3/1 with LiveScore Bet. – also comes over from the Emerald Isle. She gets a small mares’ allowance and is the second highest-rated in the field at 113, so is another player.
She ran well in top staying flat races last season too and was runner-up in the Ascot Gold Cup here at the Royal Meeting in June. The niggel with her is that she’s now seven races without…
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