Coral Racing Ambassador, Hugo Palmer, shares his thoughts on his runner at British Champions Day, at Ascot, this Saturday!

12:55 Ascot – Adaay Of Scarlett

This is a strange race as it’s a conditions race without any conditions, so we have horses who have won Group races like the July Stakes and Gimcrack Stakes, running here without a penalty, which is an oddity but that was the case last year also, when this race was run for the first time and we finished second that day with Ardisia, so we’ll have another go with this horse.

Having not finished out of the first two in his first six starts, he has disappointed us on his most recent three starts. After defeat in the Richmond Stakes, which Oisin [Murphy] felt he should have won, we put blinkers on him and we put cheekpieces on him but as they haven’t really worked, this time we’ll run him without any extra gear.

He’s also been gelded since his last run, which I hope will make a difference and he seems in good form at home. He’s run well in two starts at Ascot, he should like the nice ground and I hope he can run a good race.

Hugo Palmer, Coral Racing Ambassador