Tom Scudamore talks through his Warwick Saturday rides

Tom Scudamore’s Warwick rides

Coral horse racing ambassador Tom Scudamore uses his latest blog to talk through his Warwick rides on Saturday, January 14.

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In the first at Warwick at 12.40 I’m riding Starlight Court for Dan Skelton. Harry Skelton isn’t riding at Warwick, and the owners have horses with David Pipe so they’ve booked me to ride. I’ve followed this horse quite closely. He came over from Ireland with a big reputation, and he hasn’t quite matched that yet. He’s a strong travelling type who will hopefully find a bit more at the business end tomorrow.

I ride Champers On Ice in the 1.50. Champers On Ice will love the ground. He seems in good order at home. I was very pleased with his first performance over fences at Uttoxeter. He won very nicely indeed in the end. The further he went the better he went and the ground can never be soft enough for him. He is going to Warwick with plenty of confidence behind him. He keeps on improving, he keeps on pleasing, and he’s a horse with plenty of potential. It’s a decent race but Champers On Ice wasn’t far behind Unowhatimeanharry in the Albert Bartlett, and so I’m very confident, and he is one of David Pipe’s big guns.

“Warwick’s fences come quick and fast down the back stretch”

Warwick is quite a jumping test as the fences come quick and fast down the back stretch, and on good ground it can be quite sharp, but on this soft ground it will be much more attritional which will suit my horse.