Ad Value looking for a Newcastle victory
Ad Value’s stats are not pleasant enough. We see two victories off 15 starts. Moreover, he has never done well at Newcastle racecourse. Despite these factors, the Alan Swinbank trained bay gelding poses to be the strongest candidate on the card of Mussel
Club Handicap that is going to be run on October 16.
This is the ideal time for the four-year-old veteran horse to register a victory at Newcastle as almost all of his nine rivals are too slack to beat him.
The Class 6 race of £1,617 will go over 1 mile, 4 furlongs and 93 yards with the surface being heavy. The Irish horse has never put his feet on any heavy ground so far, thus, he will take some time to adjust to the track that will be offered him today.
Some sport analysts claim that this is going to be tough enough for Ad Value to cope with the race conditions, but Swinbank hopes that his pupil will manage to run confidently. Robert Winston, who rode the gelding at Southwell in April 2011, will be on his
back today.
The son of Ad Valorem out of Sopran Marida broke his maiden in September 2011 by winning the Happy Retirement Iris Handicap at Catterick. Despite being a non-favourite runner, he beat Royal Bonsai by two lengths.
The Michael Dalton bred horse’s second triumph came on April 8, 2012 when he elegantly outplayed the hot favourite candidate, Ministerofinterior, to win Betfred Treble Odds On Lucky 15 Handicap by the margin of 1 ½ lengths.
Ad Value could not be able to do well in his last two races at Newcastle. Since the last couple of months, he has been in school to improvise his racing techniques. This might have boosted his stamina.
Thus, we can hope that the veteran gelding will make a strong comeback today. Maska Pony is the only rival who can give Ad Value a little tough time in the race.
The George Moore trained grey gelding last won a race in June 2011. Since then, he has been struggling badly.
The race will be exciting to watch. Let us see how Ad Value manages to add value to his profile. Good luck to him.
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