Sire De Grugy Wins Clarence House Chase

Sire De Grugy continued his domination of the two-mile division in the absense of superstar Sprinter Sacre with a superb display in the Clarence House Chase at Ascot today.

Winner of the Tingle Creek and the Desert Orchid on his last two starts, Gary Moore's stable-star was sent out 5/4 favourite to add a second Grade One event to his impressive career so far. 

Sire De Grugy, who  travelled well and jumped superbly at times, took over the lead in company with Hidden Cyclone on the bend leading to the home-straight, and after seeing off this Irish rival, galloped clear to win by an impressive 11 lengths.

There was no emotional triumph for Somersby who unseated jockey, Dominic Elseworth with the race barely halfway.

Later, Jamie Moore commented 'This is all about the horse - some of the jumps he put in were spectacular. He was magic today, all credit to the horse.'

Sire De Grugy now best price 3-1 for the Queen Mother Champion Chase, with Sprinter Sacre still odds-on favourite.

18/01/2014 - A Look at Today's Meetings

Today we have some top class racing to look forward to including the Clarence House Chase at Ascot, and 4 Grade 2's from Haydock, which includes the Champion Hurdle Trial.  

So first, an look at the goings;

Ascot – Going; Heavy Going Stick; Chase 5.5, Hurdle 5.4

Haydock - Going; Heavy Going Stick; Chase 5.4, Hurdle 5.1 (All chases will run around the flat course bend out of the back-straight, returning to the chase course in the home-straight, adding approx 1/2f per circuit)

Lingfield (AW) - Going; Standard

Taunton - Going; Heavy (Soft in places) Going Stick; 4.5 (Hurdles moved out by 2 sections and all bends moved out about 3-4m)

A quick look into the Positives and Negatives in the market (prices from PaddyPower.com)……

Positives;

Haydock 12:55          Benvolio                     6/5   from 6/4

Haydock 15:15          Sydney Paget             13/2 from 7/1

Ascot 13:50              Caroles Spirit             10/3 from 4/1

Lingfield 14:35          Tagula Night              13/2 from 14/1

Lingfield 14:35          Temple Road              9/1   from 14/1

Negatives;

Haydock 14:40         Melodic Rendezvous    5/2 from 9/4

Ascot 14:25             The Skyfarmer            9/2  from 4/1

My Tips

And now we’ll have a look at my selections for today, which include the jumps racing and the all-weather at Lingfield.

Ascot 15:35    Sire De Grugy    11/8
Ascot 14:25    Bourne (EW)       7/1 

Lingfield 12:15   Sutton Sid   6/4

Lingfield 14:00   Aspirant      2/1

For now that’s it, good luck with your selections today. Check back soon for results and analysis, news and more tips. Enjoy the top class racing on Channel 4 and on At The Races www.attheraces.com