Joe Tizzard: “Cheltenham test looks tougher than Ascot for Amarillo Sky”

This looks the right sort of race for Faustinovick, it doesn’t look the strongest, and although the going was a bit quicker than this when he got his head in front two runs ago, he’s a consistent sort who should run well again here.

Sunday

Fontwell 1.05 – Spicy Nelson

Sunday begins with Spicy Nelson, who is a lovely big horse. He ran as green as grass in his Bumper, and I don’t think we’ll begin to see the best of him until next season. He’s five now but he still needs to grow into his frame, so we’ll give him three or four runs over hurdles, let him learn his job, and then we should have an exciting prospect for the autumn.

Fontwell 1.40 – Per Vino Veritas

Per Vino Veritas is having his first run over fences, having run with promise a few times over hurdles. He’s schooled well at home, and I can see him running well off this mark in what is a low grade race. My only concern is he’s not been the strongest finisher, so the stiff uphill finish at this track, in tacky ground, might go against him but he is in good form at home.

Fontwell 3.25 – Rivers Corner

Rivers Corner has improved in his two Bumper starts so far, the penny really seemed to drop for him at Chepstow last time. He is a distant relative to our Gold Cup winner Native River, and while obviously not putting him in that category, he has been schooling well at home. We do think he’s a nice young horse, he’s another who is learning all the time, and I don’t think he’s without a chance here.

Joe

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