CERTAINLY RED can grab victory on the final day of the Jumps season in the bet365 Gold Cup Handicap Chase (Premier Handicap) (GBB Race) (2.15pm) at Sandown on Saturday afternoon. While on the Flat at Haydock Park RAINBOW FIRE can win the Join Racing TV Now Handicap (3.45pm).
At Sandown, Lydia Richards’ nine-year-old can land his biggest career success in the feature of the final day of the season. Certainly Red built on a single victory during his first season over fences last year when landing three wins in a row from December to February. Having been brought down on his seasonal return at Lingfield in November, he scored well at Wincanton stepped up to 3m1f. He followed up dropped back down to 2m4f at Sandown and scored again back up in trip at Wincanton in February.
He disappointed at Ascot at the start of the month, but that was again back down in trip and he promises to be even better stepped up to the 3m4f of the Gold Cup back at Sandown. He is still open to improvement, is a sound jumper and has won on various going so appears versatile. This is his biggest test to date but Certainly Red gets in off a decent weight of 10st10lb and should prove better than that handicap mark. He can land another victory and continue his progression up the chasing ranks.
