Droopys Xavier takes the spotlight of the Ricoh UK Ltd Stakes
Racing for the £175 prize money of the Grade OR Ricoh UK Ltd Stakes are five hounds who have come out for the challenge tonight from different backgrounds. Not all of them are proficient with racing at the proposed level, and even those who did give it a
shot, could not get the crowds roaring. The 515 metres flat race will be staged at Hove on Thursday 4th October.
Despite lack of excelling at the open level, the two-year-old black dog, Droopys Franklin, is respected due to the first draw. Making a comeback at the level after a while might be the only retraining factor otherwise the K. Tester trained has proved spotless
in the last two Grade A3 and A2 after the training sessions.
He is backed by 5 to 2 odds, and needs to be looked out for due to the room for improvement that he might be planning to fill in through tonight’s chance.
The C. Gardiner trained, Droopys Xavier, is the only candidate in the line-up who has won a Grade OR through the last outing.
Ace Hi Rumble’s son took down the line-up of the Stadium Bookmakers Stayers on 28th September, 2012 at Oxford over 645 metres. Having drawn the fourth trap, the two-year-old was smart enough not to wait for long to shift into a gear, and then
sustain the stance until 40.37 seconds.
Enjoying the support of the final 2 ¼ lengths, the black dog defeated, Dippy Boy.
The two outings before this success were also at the identical level, but he could only manage the second and fifth position at both the instances.
His advantage over the rest of the field for tonight is evident, and is coupled with the blue jacket that he will don. He will be in the prime position to set the precedent for the rest of the contestants.
If the 7 to 4 shot for the race is successful in keeping the red box out of the way, then the trip will become smooth. That will be a challenge because Droopys Franklin is in a highly tuned up form, and can easily prove out to be a handful.
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