Solzen to swerve Carlisle

Alan King confirmed My Way De Solzen will not go to Carlisle for the Colin Parker Memorial Intermediate Chase on Sunday.

Last season’s Arkle Trophy hero is likely to wait for Haydock’s Betfair Chase or Huntingdon’s totesport.com Peterborough Chase – both on November 24 – in the hope of easier conditions.

With the ground set to ride too quickly for My Way De Solzen at the weekend, King wants the rains to arrive soon.

“We always aim to have them ready for November so if it doesn’t start raining in the next week or so I’m going to get very frustrated,” he said.

“But everyone’s in the same boat and you just have to be patient.

“My Way won’t go to Carlisle on Sunday and I just hope Exeter’s all right so we can get Voy Por Ustedes out in the Haldon Gold Cup on Tuesday.

“Otherwise it’s a job to find races for them as there are so few options for these horses.”

When asked if My Way De Solzen could now head straight to Haydock to take on Kauto Star without the benefit of a run, King said: “It could be that, or we could come for the Peterborough.

“Although, if Voy Por didn’t run at Exeter he might have to come (to Huntingdon) and that’ll be a real mess with jockeys as the races are on the same day.”

Reflecting on Monet’s Garden winning the Old Roan Chase, in which Kauto Star finished a close second conceding 14lb, King told Racing UK: “I thought the first and second had pretty hard races and that Exotic Dancer will be much more effective in a bigger field.

“I was certainly very pleased we weren’t in it as My Way wouldn’t have been ready for it at this stage of the season as he’s still carrying a bit of condition.”