Talking Horses: Prepare to crown Addeybb at rain-threatened Ascot


Addeybb tends to be pigeon-holed as a mudlark but it is worth giving him the chance to prove he is a top-class competitor

To judge by Tuesday’s race times, this week’s rain has had only a limited effect on the ground but more is forecast from lunchtime today, setting a poser for punters. Addeybb (3.00) tends to be pigeon-holed as a mudlark but it may be worth giving him the chance to prove he has become a top-class competitor in the Prince of Wales’s Stakes.

It was only a Listed race that he won over this course and distance last summer but there was some top-class form represented by the three that followed him home. The fitting of cheekpieces since that day has helped him and he won nearly £1m in prize money in Australia during the spring.

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Ascot 1.15 Maydanny 1.50 Russian Emperor (nap) 2.25 Bodyline (nb) 3.00 Addeybb 3.35 Bell Rock 4.10 Chief Little Hawk 4.40 Collide

Beverley 12.20 Avior Star 12.50 Astrozone 1.25 Burtonwood 2.00 Undercover Brother 2.35 Phoenix Approach 3.10 Highest Mountain 3.45 Kings Castle 4.15 Sly Minx 4.50 Encryption

Chelmsford 4.45 Sampers Seven 5.20 You've Charmed Me 5.50 Mark Of The Man 6.20 Human Nature 6.50 Endowed 7.20 Kaafy 7.50 Three C's 8.20 Alphabetical

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