Forpadydeplasterer must be one the most luckless horses in training having finished second on 11 of his 17 career outings including all of his last seven starts, but a runner’s-up spot in the Grade 1 William Hill King George VI Chase at Kempton Park during boxing day horse racing would be seen as something of a victory by connections, writes Elliot Slater.
Amongst the very best two-milers in the business, the Tom Mullins’ trained eight-year-old last got his head in front when winning the 2009 Arkle Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, since when he has finished second in four Grade 1 events; to the ill-fated Twisted Magic in last year’s Tingle Creek Chase, to Big Zeb in the Queen Mother Champion Chase, to Alberta’s Run in Aintree’s Melling Chase (over two-and-a-half miles), and to Golden Silver in the Punchestown Champion Chase last April.
Mullins believes that if there is one track where Forpadydeplasterer might stay three miles it is likely to be Kempton, and looking at his career record on all four occasions he has tackled two-and-half miles he has run well and shown no signs of stopping. If it transpires that he does stay the three miles and is anywhere close to the mighty Kauto Star down the home straight, there is no doubt that Forpadydeplasterer possesses a smart turn of foot and connections are hoping that he will be able to give a very good account of himself.
Bookmakers and live horse racing betting pundits are certainly not ruling out the possibility of Mullins’ stable star proving capable at the new trip and make him third favourite for the big holiday period race offered at a general price of 10/1. On official figures, if you take out Kauto Star who towers over the field on 190, Forpadydeplasterer’s rating of 167 leaves him with only 1lb to find with Burton Port and rated the equal of The Nightingale.
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