Rambler has right profile for race – Scu

PETER Scudamore won the Coral Gold Cup on two occasions during his illustrious riding career and is expecting Corach Rambler to give a good account of himself at Newbury on Saturday.

Scudamore, successful in what was then the Hennessy aboard Strands Of Gold in 1988 and Chatam in 1991, is the partner of and assistant to Scottish trainer Lucinda Russell, who is set to saddle Corach Rambler.

Winner of the Ultima Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March, the eight-year-old was fifth of seven runners in the Colin

Parker Memorial at Carlisle last month – a run Scudamore feels will leave him cherry-ripe for his weekend assignment.

He said: “It wasn’t his distance at Carlisle, but he ran well. I was pleased with the way he jumped.

“He probably ran to about the same level as he did when we ran him over two-and-a-half miles on his first start last year.

“I didn’t want him to get a penalty. I wanted him to do his best and if he won, he won. I am not saying he will win, you can’t say things like that, but he has the right profile for the race.

“Historically, previous season’s novices have run well in this race. Whether he is good enough, I don’t know, but he has the right profile and a decent weight.”

Corach Rambler is the 7-1 second-favourite with Coral, who make David Pipe’s Remastered their market leader at 6-1.