Peaches And Cream ran with credit in the Ulster National on Sunday, but it seems that his age has caught up with him to be competitive in these types of races off his current mark.
He was positioned towards the rear, and the jockey tried to finesse him into the race late on, but he didn't have the gears or the stamina to keep with the horses ahead of him.
Rizzel's tips
Ellerton 10/3 – Wincanton 3.45
We're back to the usual dribble of racing that Monday brings, and there isn't much that caught my attention. This race left me with the feeling that the swap in stables for Ellerton could be enough to see him grab his first win over obstacles, as we do see horses improving for a change in scenery.
This Class 5 handicap hurdle, contested for horses between the ratings of 0-95 is a very poor race, which isn't a surprise given the level of horses normally running at this grade. This is why I think a horse who is yet to win a race over hurdles could be good enough to break their duck. Ellerton was previously trained by Anthony Charlton, who took on a lot of horses from Milton Harris after he was banned from training, he is a decent trainer, but it's definitely an upgrade for Ellerton to be switched to Joe Tizzard's yard.
If Joe has managed to get a bit extra out of this horse since obtaining him, he could easily get 10lbs + of improvement out of him as he is a horse with ability. He was a high 80, low 90-rated horse on the flat when trained in France, so he has the speed and ability to win races. He needs to put it all together on the day. Joe's horses have been running well in recent months, and it's of notice that they are going for 2m 4f on this horse's first appearance as he has predominantly run over 2m until last time out, where he didn't stay the 3m. He has some decent pieces of form from his juvenile season, and his handicap mark of 94 is definitely workable.
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