Freddy Tylicki is hopeful Ambiente Pleasant can provide a robust account of himself and justify his religion within the Derby at Epsom.
Now a bloodstock agent, Tylicki, who can also be a well-known face in his function as a tv pundit, was impressed by the colt after plenty of viewings and urged the Gredley household to purchase him eventually yr’s Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale for 80,000 guineas.
Ambiente Pleasant is a 6/1 probability with the sponsors for the premier Traditional after bolting up by 4 and a half lengths within the Lingfield Derby Trial and was additionally positioned behind Historic Knowledge, who he’ll reoppose on Saturday, within the Group Three Autumn Stakes at Newmarket.
Tylicki was steady jockey for coach James Fanshawe earlier than the career-ending fall at Kempton in 2016 that left him partially paralysed. The pair loved a number of top-class winners collectively, highlighted by twin Group One victor Speedy Boarding.
The step up in journey this season has seen the son of Gleneagles discover one other gear and it could be a poignant success for Tylicki ought to Ambiente Pleasant run a giant race on the Surrey Downs.
Tylicki informed Tattersalls: “The day earlier than the breeze up I met Mr (Invoice) Gredley and he stated to me ‘try to discover me a pleasant stayer’, he did not desire a speedy kind. So off I went and did my homework and got here throughout this fella.
“I watched him pre-breeze and he received a tick off me on the web page. Then I watched him within the breeze, and he was straight as a gun barrel.
“Once I went to see him afterwards, there was simply one thing about him. His complete physique, presence, his honesty in his eyes, simply all the pieces clicked for me, and I really went to see him 4 instances altogether.
“To cut a long story short, he was the one I really wanted so I said to Mr Gredley ‘try and buy this fella’, and luckily he did.
“I would not swap him for something. If I might journey him, I might like to swing my leg round him. I feel he’ll go round Tattenham Nook like an absolute famous person.
“The way he travelled at Lingfield around that bend, nine out of 10 times when they handle that bend, they’ll handle Epsom. If he switches off in the early stages – which I think he will because he has grown up so much and improving so much – I think he’ll have a great chance!”
Racing in addition to showjumping has been an integral a part of the lives of the Gredley household and Tim Gredley, who’s hoping to make the British showjumping staff for the Paris Olympics, added: “We would genuinely be delighted if he finished in the first three or four.
“There’s a few horses there which might be superstars however underperformed. Ours might additionally enhance quite a bit from the final run.
“I think the Fanshawes did a fantastic job in getting him to the first race at Newmarket (on seasonal debut) not fully wound up and at Lingfield he looked very good so there could be some improvement yet.”
He added: “It’s the Derby, whatever anyone says, as an Englishman winning the Epsom Derby is the biggest thing you can do. I love the history; I love all the tradition of the race so to be able to say you’ve won that one is definitely a bit more special.”
