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23rd Jun 2012 | Horse Racing

Ayr Tips: Kingsgate Choice

A misquoted trainer setting the record straight confirms this horse is a talented individual.

Overnight rain has seen the going changed to ‘good’ in the 1.55 Ayr but with no more significant rain forecast until 3pm I’m happy to chance Kingsgate Choice. Both his wins have come on good to firm ground but he’s gone well on good ground before; he just wouldn’t want it soft.

Like so many sprinters, they can have good and bad years. His 2011 season wasn’t great but he looks a much better horse having been gelded over the winter.

When researching the horse I also stumbled across a nugget of information that could prove crucial. After his win on 11 May 2011, trainer Ed de Giles was quoted in the Racing Post as saying: “I’m not sure the gelding has improved him. He’s a big, lazy horse and I thought he’d need it. He’s fairly exposed and I doubt there´s any more to come but we´ll see how he comes out of this.”

Usually the Racing Post is a reliable source of information but not this time. It seems Ed de Giles was badly misquoted and he set the record straight on his website, “Just for the record and contrary to what the Racing Post quoted me as supposedly saying I think he will come on bundles for the run and the handicapper will hopefully not clobber him more than 5-7 lbs but we shall see on Tuesday. He could be what he has promised and be a very decent horse.”

An encouraging assessment from the Herefordshire based trainer and one that confirms my own opinon of the horse. Armed with this information he looks a great bet at 10/1 with Bet365.

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Odds correct at time of publishing: 09:22 23rd Jun, 2012 but subject to change

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