Joe Tizzard: “We think there is more to come from War Lord”

She has won around Exeter before so we know the track suits her, I think this is a lovely race to start her off again and I’m expecting her to be competitive.

Exeter 3.00 – Sizing Cusimano & Killer Kane

We run two in the staying handicap chase. Sizing Cusimano has been struggling in recent runs, he was hiked up in the weights when he won at Newton Abbot first time up this season and it’s taken its toll.

Dad [Colin Tizzard] owns half of him and he’ll be a lovely ride for Fred [Gingell] to learn plenty on, so he’ll keep the ride for the next few runs, and if they can’t get his head in front again, they should at least go the right way.

Killer Kane is having his first start of the season, he was progressive throughout last season and finished third in a good race at Aintree to end the campaign.

He will appreciate the good ground here, this looks to be an excellent starting point for him and will take us nicely to a race at Newbury in three weeks’ time that we have in mind for him.

Exeter 3.35 – War Lord

We run War Lord in the feature Haldon Gold Cup, a race we won with Eldorado Allen last year. He wouldn’t want it any quicker than the good ground that they are advertising but there has been rain so I’m sure it will be fine for him.

Now rated 149, this has been the plan for him all summer, he was hugely progressive last year and this will tell us where we are with him, although we do think there is more to come from him.

Joe

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