Assistant trainer Peter Scudamore says Ahoy Senor is like Sir Viv Richards, Ian Botham and Ben Stokes as he's set to line-up in the Grade One feature on Merseyside
Peter Scudamore says Ahoy Senor is like cricketing legends Sir Viv Richards, Ian Botham and Ben Stokes ahead of the Lucinda Russell-trained chaser's bid for glory in Saturday's Betfair Chase at Haydock Park. The nine-year-old was among the 10 entries for the Grade One feature of this weekend's seven-race card at the Merseyside track.
“I think he’s a cross between Ian Botham and Ben Stokes with possibly a little bit of Viv Richards. I always think people would have paid to walk to the crease looking like Viv Richards and if you watch Ahoy Senor walk round the paddock you’d pay to be able to walk like that. As far as being brilliant but having a few faults as well, Mr Botham comes in there as well. I love my cricket and I think it’s a good way of describing it to the public.
Asked whether he will be hard for for Ahoy Senor to break his losing streak in Saturday's Grade One contest, Scudamore said: “When he won at Aintree and beat various horses like Bravemansgame in that novice hurdle you think Gold Cup. You think you’ve got that Gold Cup horse and then suddenly when you start racing at that level you realise. I don’t think he’d run in a handicap until he ran in the Coral Cup so I knew that it was very difficult. I don’t blame him in any way.
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