Saphir Du Rheu looks the one to beat in Q Associates Juvenile Hurdle at Newbury
Saphir Du Rheu, who showed plenty of promise on his sole French outing, is definitely the one to beat in Q Associates Juvenile Hurdle at Newbury, this Friday. Described as a ‘gorgeous horse’ by his present trainer Paul Nicholls, the 3-year-old was pretty
impressive on his debut in September.
In the hand of Mathieu Delage, the then G. Cherel-trained was prominent throughout. In the Prix Finot (Poulains) (Div I) (Hurdle) (Listed Race) (3yo Colts & Geldings) (Turf), the debutant had every chance of making it to the top, but nothing good came to
him.
The Claude Duval-bred was outpaced before last where untidy. He stayed on to press for second, but was well held by the winner. As a result, he ended up third behind Storminator and the 7-2 favourite, Danceur Bresilien.
Having taken a promising third in Listed Company, the son of Al Namix is fully ready to do business. The Stewart Family-owned just needs to deliver his level best in order to steal the show today.
He is up against eight horses over a distance of two miles and 110 yards. The class-3 contest is scheduled to get started at 12:30 GMT. The competition will be for a prize of £5,198.
Vasco D´Ycy is another key player. The 3-year-old deserves respect on his decent British debut in mid November, when he was second to Tidal Way at Ludlow. Bold Cuffs is also looking good to fancy some chances. The Colin Tizzard-trained registered a comprehensive
7-length triumph at Catterick last month.
Pistol is yet to live up to the expectations. On his previous start in July, the Philip Hobbs-trained was third in a field of six. Although things have not worked out well for him so far, it will be interesting to see how he performs in this contest.
Without any doubt, Vasco D´ycy, Bold Cuffs and Pistol, all have major roles to play. But the best choice for betting is Saphir Du Rheu, who is unlikely to face much trouble in dominating this class after doing well at the higher level. We wish the best of
luck to all the horses.
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