Raceday LIVE – Aspire To Glory
Wolverhampton,
Tue 20 Aug 2024 20:00
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Aspire To Glory
Aspire To Glory makes his return to all-weather action this evening in the Class 6 Handicap (20:00) over seven furlongs at Wolverhampton.
Read our Raceday LIVE Preview below and join us ahead of the race for all the build-up and live updates from the track with the team and Aspire To Glory lucky owners for the day across our social channels on X (@coral) and Instagram (@coralofficial).
Raceday LIVE Preview
Aspire To Glory is set to have his seventh start of the summer this evening following six appearances on the turf since he made his return at Leicester in May. The closest he's come to winning in those six efforts was at Ripon in June when he finished second, but unfortunately he's not quite been unable to replicate that kind of performance since apart from when finishing third at Chepstow a couple of starts later.
Aspire To Glory's Owners for the Day at Chepstow
Ground conditions has been the main reason as to why he's struggled to put his best foot forward on a few occasions, and that was the case most recently at Ayr where he was the well backed favourite. Although there was some rain around, the ground was still a bit too quick for him, and with a hood on, he wasn't at his sharpest as they left the stalls, which meant he was trailing the field early on under Hollie Doyle and just had too much to do.
Today, Alice Haynes has decided to remove the hood and hopes the return to an all-weather surface can help him bounce back to the form he showed at the beginning of the year when winning back-to-back races at Kempton and Lingfield.
WATCH: Aspire To Glory makes it two wins on the bounce with victory at Lingfield
Both of those wins on the all-weather were over seven furlongs, and Aspire To Glory drops back to that trip today following consecutive runs over a mile. His last win was off a mark of 52, but as a result of his recent performances on turf, he's now dropped to a mark of 49, so if he can put it all together today, there's certainly reason to believe he's well handicapped to go close.
Christian Howarth is booked to ride again today, which will be his third time riding Aspire To Glory in competitive action, and as he's an apprentice jockey, he's able to claim three pounds which will certainly come in handy.
Trainer Alice Haynes sent us this video (below) yesterday to provide an update on Aspire To Glory ahead of today's contest
Trainer and Jockey Statistics
Alice Haynes has only been in the winners enclosure twice over the past two weeks, but she's been consistently knocking on the door with a flurry of her runners finishing either second or third, including two yesterday at Catterick and Yarmouth. In her career so far, Alice has sent 179 runners to Wolverhampton, the most of any track, and she has a respectable 13% strike-rate there with 24 wins.
Christian Howarth has had seven rides in the past two weeks, including one winner at Newmarket and one placed effort at Yarmouth. Despite still being in the early stages of his career, Christian has vast experience on the all-weather, in particular at Wolverhampton after having 125 rides there so far in his career. Those efforts have yielded 11 victories, with a further 24 placed efforts.
Aspire To Glory's Owners for the Day
As winners of the Owner for the Day competition, 10 lucky Coral Racing Club members have been given the chance to enjoy an exclusive owners experience for Aspire To Glory's run at Wolverhampton this evening.
Each winner, along with a guest of their choosing, will receive free entry to Wolverhampton Racecourse, including exclusive access to Owners & Trainers areas. They'll have the opportunity to meet Aspire To Glory and the Alice Haynes team, plus get to head into the parade ring before the race begins to be amongst all the other owners, trainers and jockeys. And last but by no means least, each winner will get to take home an equal 10% split of any prize money won by Aspire To Glory.
Prize Money
Today's Class 5 contest is worth £5,700 in total, with the winner set to scoop £2,983 for their lucky owners.
2nd: £1,399 | 3rd: £699 | 4th: £349 | 5th: £174
Racing Post | Spotlight Verdict
Lumenbourg scored on turf in a first-time visor on his latest start. Aspire To Glory also makes the shortlist having dropped 3lb below his last winning mark, but the vote goes to LIEGE whose two best efforts have come over C&D, including when a close third of ten last month. (David Bellingham)
Today's Opposition
WOLVERHAMPTON 20:00 – LATEST BETTING HERE
We hope you enjoyed reading today's Raceday LIVE Preview. Don't forget to tune in just before 20:00 to watch Aspire To Glory's next run for the club live on the Coral Sports app.
Read our Raceday LIVE Preview below and join us ahead of the race for all the build-up and live updates from the track with the team and Aspire To Glory lucky owners for the day across our social channels on X (@coral) and Instagram (@coralofficial).
Raceday LIVE Preview
Aspire To Glory is set to have his seventh start of the summer this evening following six appearances on the turf since he made his return at Leicester in May. The closest he's come to winning in those six efforts was at Ripon in June when he finished second, but unfortunately he's not quite been unable to replicate that kind of performance since apart from when finishing third at Chepstow a couple of starts later.
Aspire To Glory's Owners for the Day at Chepstow
Ground conditions has been the main reason as to why he's struggled to put his best foot forward on a few occasions, and that was the case most recently at Ayr where he was the well backed favourite. Although there was some rain around, the ground was still a bit too quick for him, and with a hood on, he wasn't at his sharpest as they left the stalls, which meant he was trailing the field early on under Hollie Doyle and just had too much to do.
Today, Alice Haynes has decided to remove the hood and hopes the return to an all-weather surface can help him bounce back to the form he showed at the beginning of the year when winning back-to-back races at Kempton and Lingfield.
WATCH: Aspire To Glory makes it two wins on the bounce with victory at Lingfield
Both of those wins on the all-weather were over seven furlongs, and Aspire To Glory drops back to that trip today following consecutive runs over a mile. His last win was off a mark of 52, but as a result of his recent performances on turf, he's now dropped to a mark of 49, so if he can put it all together today, there's certainly reason to believe he's well handicapped to go close.
Christian Howarth is booked to ride again today, which will be his third time riding Aspire To Glory in competitive action, and as he's an apprentice jockey, he's able to claim three pounds which will certainly come in handy.
Trainer Alice Haynes sent us this video (below) yesterday to provide an update on Aspire To Glory ahead of today's contest
Trainer and Jockey Statistics
Alice Haynes has only been in the winners enclosure twice over the past two weeks, but she's been consistently knocking on the door with a flurry of her runners finishing either second or third, including two yesterday at Catterick and Yarmouth. In her career so far, Alice has sent 179 runners to Wolverhampton, the most of any track, and she has a respectable 13% strike-rate there with 24 wins.
Christian Howarth has had seven rides in the past two weeks, including one winner at Newmarket and one placed effort at Yarmouth. Despite still being in the early stages of his career, Christian has vast experience on the all-weather, in particular at Wolverhampton after having 125 rides there so far in his career. Those efforts have yielded 11 victories, with a further 24 placed efforts.
Aspire To Glory's Owners for the Day
As winners of the Owner for the Day competition, 10 lucky Coral Racing Club members have been given the chance to enjoy an exclusive owners experience for Aspire To Glory's run at Wolverhampton this evening.
Each winner, along with a guest of their choosing, will receive free entry to Wolverhampton Racecourse, including exclusive access to Owners & Trainers areas. They'll have the opportunity to meet Aspire To Glory and the Alice Haynes team, plus get to head into the parade ring before the race begins to be amongst all the other owners, trainers and jockeys. And last but by no means least, each winner will get to take home an equal 10% split of any prize money won by Aspire To Glory.
Prize Money
Today's Class 5 contest is worth £5,700 in total, with the winner set to scoop £2,983 for their lucky owners.
2nd: £1,399 | 3rd: £699 | 4th: £349 | 5th: £174
Racing Post | Spotlight Verdict
Lumenbourg scored on turf in a first-time visor on his latest start. Aspire To Glory also makes the shortlist having dropped 3lb below his last winning mark, but the vote goes to LIEGE whose two best efforts have come over C&D, including when a close third of ten last month. (David Bellingham)
Today's Opposition
- Lumenbourg arrives here off the back of his first victory for the Julie Camacho team, but he'll have to prove he can be as effective on the all-weather whilst shouldering a 3lb rise in the weights.
- Liege was beaten by a length and a half over C&D last time out and has been dropped 1lb since. That was his first attempt over seven furlongs for new trainer Simon Hodgson so if he can back that up he's likely to go close.
- Zachary makes his first trip to Wolverhampton following two satisfactory efforts over seven furlongs on the turf at Ayr. He's won twice over shorter (5f/6f), but both have come at Chelmsford. The jockey booking of Rossa Ryan is a positive.
WOLVERHAMPTON 20:00 – LATEST BETTING HERE
We hope you enjoyed reading today's Raceday LIVE Preview. Don't forget to tune in just before 20:00 to watch Aspire To Glory's next run for the club live on the Coral Sports app.
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