{"id":329170,"date":"2025-08-09T00:06:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-09T00:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329170\/"},"modified":"2025-08-09T00:06:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-09T00:06:11","slug":"all-change-at-revamped-shergar-cup-as-ladies-team-replaced-for-ascot-card-horse-racing-tips","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/329170\/","title":{"rendered":"All change at revamped Shergar Cup as Ladies team replaced for Ascot card | Horse racing tips"},"content":{"rendered":"

A rejigged Shergar Cup at Ascot<\/a> sees an end to the Ladies team that had been part of the contest since its inception and a move to what are described as more \u201cgeographically based\u201d teams representing Asia, Great Britain & Ireland, Europe and the Rest of the World.<\/p>\n

It remains a little contrived at times \u2013 Robbie Dolan, for instance, last year\u2019s Melbourne Cup-winning jockey, moved to Australia nearly a decade ago but is in the GB & Ireland lineup \u2013 but it is aimed at a slightly different audience to the remainder of Ascot\u2019s programme and there are even more unfamiliar faces than usual this time around.<\/p>\n

Five of the 12 riders \u2013 Karis Teetan, Delphine Santiago, Katie Davis, Suraj Nerradu and Dario Di Tocco \u2013 will be riding in Britain for the first time, while Ryusei Sakai, Mirai Iwata, Per-Anders Gr\u00e5berg and Dolan have had fewer than two-dozen rides in Britain between them.<\/p>\n

Perhaps as a result, the betting market likes the chances of the \u201chome\u201d side, with GB & Ireland \u2013 Hollie Doyle, Joanna Mason and Dolan \u2013 priced up at about 6-4 for the win.<\/p>\n

There is a wealth of experience in all four teams, however, and the Rest of the World \u2013 Davis, Teetan and Hugh Bowman \u2013 could be a better bet at about 9-4 to make the most of several decent chances throughout the six-race card.<\/p>\n

Four of Bowman\u2019s five rides, meanwhile, are priced up at 6-1 or shorter, and he is a solid 9-2 shot to be the day\u2019s top points scorer.<\/p>\n

Ascot 1.35<\/strong> First-time cheekpieces drew an abrupt return to form from Venture Capital <\/strong>at Hamilton last weekend and, while headgear does not always get the same result second time around, anything close to that level would give Teetan a fine chance to make his first ride in Britain a winning one.<\/p>\n

Ascot 2.10<\/strong> The lightly raced La Vita Nova <\/strong>ran well over a mile and five furlongs last time but is likely to improve further for this return to two miles and can give Jessica Harrington a second success in this contest in three runnings.<\/p>\n

Haydock 2.25<\/strong> David O\u2019Meara\u2019s new recruit Sunfall <\/strong>needed the run at Epsom in June but showed plenty of improvement to win her final start last term and is a decent each-way shot at about 10-1.<\/p>\n

Ascot 2.45<\/strong> Ian Williams\u2019s Dream Harder <\/strong>was a close second in this last year and ran well off Saturday\u2019s mark on his only other start over course and distance last month.<\/p>\n

Haydock 3.00<\/strong> This return to 10 furlongs should do the trick for Haatem, <\/strong>who just lacked the necessary turn of foot in a higher grade over a mile at Ascot last time.<\/p>\n

Ascot 3.20<\/strong> Prince Of India <\/strong>has improved by the race in five outings this season and put up another career best to quicken more than three lengths clear of a big field at Newmarket\u2019s July festival last time. He has further scope for progress even after an 11lb hike in the weights.<\/p>\n

Quick GuideGreg Wood’s Saturday tipsShow<\/p>\n

Ascot\u00a0<\/b>1.35 Venture Capital 2.10 La Vita Nova (nb) 2.45 Dream Harder 3.20 Prince Of India 3.55 Tenability 4.30 Urban Lion (nap).<\/p>\n

Newmarket\u00a0<\/b>1.55 John Barleycorn 2.32 Al Qaysiyya 3.07 Royal Velvet 3.40 Dance To The Music 4.17 The Fingal Raven 4.50 The Crafty Mole.<\/p>\n

Redcar\u00a0<\/b>2.02 Valley Ofthe Kings 2.37 Tootsie 3.12 Criminal Shore 3.47 Sugar Hill Babe 4.22 Arlington 5.00 Spectacular Style.<\/p>\n

Haydock\u00a0<\/b>2.25 Sunfall 3.00 Haatem 3.35 Something Splendid 4.10 Excellent Believe 4.45 Melissa Honey 5.20 Billyb 5.55 Double Parked.<\/p>\n

Lingfield\u00a0<\/b>5.12 Autumn\u2019s Breeze 5.47 Wise Counsellor 6.20 Poet 6.52 Just A Girl 7.22 Smooth Silesie 7.52 Comedian Leader.<\/p>\n

Ayr\u00a0<\/b>5.35 Ishimentor 6.12 Sixcor 6.42 Tele Red 7.12 Thunderstorm Katie 7.42 Epidavros 8.12 Keep Warm 8.42 Sassy Glory.<\/p>\n

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Newmarket 3.40<\/strong> The impeccably bred Dance To The Music <\/strong>\u2013 a full sister to the Breeders\u2019 Cup Mile winner Space Blues \u2013 should take this step into Group Three company in her stride.<\/p>\n

Ascot 3.55<\/strong> William Haggas\u2019s Tenability <\/strong>was a decisive winner on his handicap debut over course and distance a fortnight ago and will be a winner for Delphine Santiago, France\u2019s leading female rider, if anywhere close to that form.<\/p>\n

Ascot 4.30<\/strong> Bowman can round off the Shergar Cup card with a winner on Urban Lion. <\/strong>Jack Channon\u2019s four-year-old put up a career best to run fifth in the Royal Hunt Cup on the straight course here last time, and is just 1lb higher.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A rejigged Shergar Cup at Ascot sees an end to the Ladies team that had been part of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":329171,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4107],"tags":[1071,79,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-329170","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-racing","8":"tag-racing","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114995893651149976","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=329170"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/329170\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/329171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=329170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=329170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=329170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}