A tough contest on the cards in Hamilton-park.co.uk "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Series Handicap
A close competition is expected in the Hamilton-park.co.uk "Hands And Heels" Apprentice Series Handicap (Round 4) (R E I) at Hamilton in England on Thursday, August 30, 2012. None of the runners seem to be in good form right now, which will make it quite
difficult to predict the winner accurately in the class-6 event, which has a cash prize of £2,045.
A total of eight entries were confirmed for the 1 mile 65 yard race, which is scheduled to start at 17:15 GMT. However, this number might come down before the start of the action, as the rain has left the track heavy. Some participants will definitely not
like this situation, thus there is a big chance that they pull out from the event.
On the other hand, there are a few runners, who will see this as an opportunity to win a race. They will definitely be eager for the contest to begin, but the situation may worsen in case of more rain. If that happens, the organisers at Hamilton will have
to abandon the event at the end of the day.
However, the forecast looks good at the moment and the spectators will be happy with this situation. On the other hand, the punters will have to take a close look at the records of all participants, as it is extremely difficult to judge whether who finishes
at the top in the end.
The bookmakers have given pretty decent odds to a couple of runners and one of them is Gadobout Dancer. Her chances in normal conditions would have been a lot better though, but she cannot be ruled out of contention completely.
Apart from her, Star Kingdom has also managed to get the attention of the bookmakers, despite the fact that he has never managed to finish in the top three, let alone winning a race.
There is one runner, who might get the advantage of the heavy ground and that is Michael Dods’ trainee, Deep Applause. He does not have an ideal strike rate, as he has managed to succeed just once in his career out of 27 attempts. Despite that, he will be
fighting for victory at Hamilton today.
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