Tinkler: You bettabelieve we can win Breeders’

TRAINER Nigel Tinkler will have his first runner at the Breeders’ Cup a week on Friday when he runs Ubettabelieveit in the Juvenile Turf Sprint at Keeneland in Kentucky. Ubettabelieveit has shown himself to be one of the fastest two-year-olds around with wins in the National Stakes at Sandown and the Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster. Owner Martin Webb will also stick by jockey Rowan Scott and hand him the opportunity to ride Ubettabelieveit at one of the world’s biggest meetings. Tinkler (below) said: ‘There are not a lot of fivefurlong races for threeyear-olds next season, so more than likely he won’t race a lot next year so it was a no-brainer to give the Breeders’ Cup a flick. ‘He has not been trained hard or had a tough season. I am looking forward to it but also a bit apprehensive because you never know how they will travel, settle in and handle the track. ‘If we win, we will be chuffed and if we finish in the first four we will still be doing cartwheels.’ Entries for the Breeders’ Cup will be unveiled on Wednesday and, despite the obstacles presented by Covid-19, there is still expected to be a sizeable British contingent. This includes Andrew Balding’s 2,000 Guineas winner Kameko, John Gosden-trained trio Lord North, Mehdaayih and Terebellum, Ralph Beckett’s Dewhurst Stakes fourth Devilwala and Royal Lodge Stakes winner New Mandate and James Fanshawe’s Prix Jean Romanet winner Audarya. Also entered have been Kevin Ryan’s Glass Slippers, Charlie Hillstrained Equilateral, John Quinn’s Safe Voyage and William Haggas-trained One Master, the threetime winner of the Prix de Le Foret. Meanwhile, Saturday’s Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby has attracted 20 entries headed by Paul Nicholls-trained Cyrname but also including Jedd O’Keeffe’s Sam Spinner.