All the money for this race seems to be on Hurricane
Run. Andre Fabre's horse drew alot of attention after
narrowly missing out in the French Derby, when he was
narrowly beaten by Sharmadal.
Since this race however, the horse has not exactly set the world on fire, with York coming to mind. One of the major reasons for opposing the horse today is that this ground will be faster than anything hes been used to before. Due to this I wont be lumping on the favourite. A horse which offers some nice value is Shalapour.
This one comes from a stable in a good run of form, with the success of Azamour and Beautyandthebeast last week, and trainer John Oxx has this horse in fine form coming into this one, winning the Classic Trial at Gowran Park last month. He is definitely worth an Ante Post punt each way.
Recommendation: Shalapour (each-way)
Uttoxeter always seems to be popular amongst the Irish contingent, and the Summer National at 4.25 is no exception. The Jessica Harrington trained horse, Pay Forward is set to go well here. The horse definitely impressed at the Punchestown Festival, beating the Scottish National winner, Joes Edge, by two lengths.
The horse likes the faster ground, and he will be a tough one to beat today.
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