Krug Ninety Five hoping to pick up the scraps in Derby final
Tough, courageous, gritty – just a few superlatives to describe Krug Ninety Five’s Derby campaign to date. Is this what punters look for when looking for a potential Derby winner? Well, the ante post price of 16-1 answers that question pretty categorically. He does possess a heart the size of lion’s, but the double figure quotes are about right, considering the class of his opponents.
Despite not trapping once in the competition Fraser Black’s hound does seems to be progressing with every race. The key attribute for a dog to possess at the new Wimbledon track is early pace, but Krug Ninety Five’s stamina has been the reason for his qualification to the final. In both the quarter-finals and the semis he looked to be too far off the pace turning the third bend, but produced his best work in the final 20 meters to continue his Derby dream. As others tire you can be assured that the Irish runner will be staying on.
Owners Laurence Blunt and Martin Wakefield will be praying for a scrappy race, because on current times, their star hound has a mountain to climb. If he hasn’t broken well in five outings why will that suddenly change in the final? It is safe to say the dog, who will appear from trap four in the final, will not be up with the early pace.
But rest assured if the market leaders find trouble, the one to profit will be Black’s charge.
The Irish trainer steered Forest Scholes to third place three years ago and that would be a realistic target once again.
Bettor.com prediction – 3rd
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