Joe Tizzard: “War Lord shouldn’t be the price he is”

We run two in the Ultima, one towards the top of the handicap, and one down the bottom.

Lostintranslation is having his first run in a handicap for us, and I think if he can run to his Ascot form from earlier in the season, and the rain stays away – as he has become more ground dependant as he’s got older, he could still be a well-handicapped horse.

We’re also putting the cheek pieces on him for the first time, if these help and he travels as well as we know he’s capable of, he is a graded horse in a handicap and I’d be disappointed if he’s not there or thereabouts turning in, and then we’ll see.

Brendan Powell has only ridden him this season, so he’s got the good experience from Ascot to draw upon here and he was always going to be on board him.

I was delighted that Oscar Elite got into the race as this was the one we wanted to run him in this week.

On his Albert Bartlett Hurdle form he’s a well-handicapped horse, although it’s fair to say this season hasn’t quite panned out as we’d have hoped. Perhaps his fall behind Threeunderthrufive here earlier in the season took enough out of him.

He looks really nice at home, and he’s another that if he gets into a good rhythm, he can get involved at the business end.

With Brendan on board Lost, we’ve had Harry [Cobden] lined up for the ride if he got in, so that’s all worked out well.

Joe

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