Amazing King in contention for victory in the STV Appeal Handicap
Amazing King is one of the top contenders for victory in the STV Appeal Handicap at Ayr in England on Saturday, June 23, 2012. The winner of the class-3 event will be awarded a cash prize of £9,704.
A total of 12 runners will battle for victory in the 1 mile, 5 furlong and 13 yard event, which is scheduled to start at 15:30 GMT.
Furthermore, the going will be good to firm, but it can all change if rain comes down before the start of action.
Considering the recent form and experience of, Amazing King, it is evident that he has a very good chance of claiming the STV Appeal Handicap. He will like the track conditions at Ayr, and it will be a good chance for the bettors to earn some money by placing bets on him.
The eight-year-old gelding has entered 60 events in his illustrious career, but has managed to win on just 10 occasions. Moreover, he has finished second and third seven times.
The Philip Kirby trained runner notched an impressive victory in his most recent outing, which shows that he is in terrific shape right now.
Although, his success came in a class-4 event, where conditions were almost similar to that of Ayr's today. This will work in his favour, but he will need a trouble free run in order to outperform his opponents. Amazing King will be coupled with jockey, P. J. McDonald.
The experienced runner has had a very good career, but is not known for his consistency. He will need to improve his overall strike rate otherwise the punters will not be keen to risk their money on him.
On the other hand, the bookmakers seem to have more confidence in the abilities of Blue Destination, who is trained by John Quinn.
Maxilead Limited's bay gelding is a decent performer, and he is coming into this race on the back of a victory, which gives the runner an added advantage over the rest at Ayr.
The four-year-old has participated in 13 races, and has gone on to win a couple of them, whereas finishing runner up on four occasions.
In addition to that, he has also secured the third place once, which means that he only dropped out of the top three on four occasions.
Overall, there will be tough competition between Amazing King and Blue Destination, but the horse with better stamina will end up on top in the end.
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