Lingfield cancellation leaves Bailey to puzzle out Gold run
‘Ascot is definitely in the equation, but the trouble is I have also got First Flow in the race.’
Kim Bailey is facing a puzzle over what to do next with Two For Gold following the abandonment of Lingfield’s Fleur De Lys Chase. The 10-year-old was all set to defend his crown in the Winter Million weekend feature before the race was lost to the recent cold snap, but Bailey now finds himself short of options. Two For Gold followed up last year’s victory at Lingfield by giving Fakir D’oudairies a fright when second in the Betfair Ascot Chase and that contest is in Bailey’s mind once again. However, the Grade One event on February 18 is also the intended target of stablemate First Flow, with the Thorndale Farm handler unsure whether to let both of his star chasers take their chances.“Ascot is definitely in the equation, but the trouble is I have also got First Flow in the race,” said Bailey. “In a perfect world they wouldn’t be meeting, but it’s not a perfect world unfortunately. “This has been First Flow’s intention since the Peterborough Chase so it is a tricky one really, but we can’t do anything about it. “It’s quite difficult because Two For Gold wants soft ground, three miles is his max and he’s quite high in the handicap. There is a handicap at Ascot the same day, but whether that is where he wants to be going, I don’t know. There are few and far between races for him.”
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