Andover trainer came up trumps at Newmarket and York on Saturday and he has two live shots for Champions Day at Ascot
The hottest trainer in
Britain just now, Ralph Beckett, has a chance to make his mark on Champions Day at Ascot and has his fingers crossed that the excellent form of his stable near Andover can continue until the weekend. Beckett will be represented in the Fillies & Mares Stakes by Antonia De Vega, whose odds crashed from 25-1 to 10-1 as the latest entries were made on Monday for the Qipco-sponsored event.
His horses have been running well in recent weeks but even so he was stunned to win four races from five runners on Newmarket’s valuable Saturday card, while his only runner at York also won a good prize that day. This Saturday’s race amounts to a significant step up in class for Antonia De Vega but Beckett knows what is required, having won the race with Simple Verse four years ago.