Hi Reader

The Shergar Cup is an annual horse racing event held at Ascot Racecourse, in Ascot, about 25 miles west of London, usually during early August. The race meeting is named in honour of Shergar, the horse that won the 1981 Derby and was killed in an IRA kidnap, and was originally sponsored by Shergar's owner, the Aga Khan. The event is currently sponsored by Dubai Duty Free.

The event was first held in 1999 at Goodwood Racecourse, but has been held at Ascot since 2000 (except in 2005, when Ascot was closed so the grandstand could be redeveloped). Unusually, for a horse racing event, it is a team competition, with jockeys invited to join the teams (two teams from 1999 to 2004; four teams from 2006) divided by their presenting countries or region, or their gender, and the winning team determined by their overall performance across six races.

The winning team is presented with a silver trophy of Shergar, donated by the Aga Khan. Described as "racing's most popular event", it attracts around 30,000 spectators each year, and is recognized for attracting families and other new spectators beyond the usual race-going demographic.

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Up The Pace Targets Shergar Cup Sprint

The maximum allowed field of ten runners take part in the Shergar Cup Sprint over six furlongs.

The fast ground and stiff finish should suit our selection nicely as he drops down in distance. We're well due a winner following second and third in the Stewards Cup last Saturday.

Up The Pace has excellent form finishing sandwiched between Leadman and Two Tribes over seven furlongs at the Newmarket July Festival. Two Tribes has gone on to win the International Stakes and Stewards Cup. Up The Pace was passed late by Leadman at Newmarket. He will be fine over the stiff six furlongs at Ascot. He won over course and distance on fast ground in May when rated only 76. Up The Pace is progressive and can strike in first time pieces.

Ascot 3:20

1 point each way Up The Pace 9/2 generally, 3 places.

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Best of Luck,

Nicky

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2024 Past Results

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Last year was a winning and profitable year for followers for the Big Saturday Race Prewiew & Tips column.

A profit of +19.55 points won.

There was 10 winners & 18 placed from a total of 80 tips.

A tidy profit of £977.50 to £50 per point stakes or maybe £391 to £20 per point stakes.

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