Any Bets to take away Thetote.Com Connacht National Handicap Chase at Roscommon
Roscommon will become home for Thetote.Com Connacht National Handicap Chase over three miles and 100 yards on Monday, 11th June. The line-up attracted for the race comprises of sixteen five-year and older runners. The prize money set for the winner is €16,250.
Leading the contestants with the most impressive credentials is Any Bets, Beneficial’s eight-year-old bay gelding out of mare, Monavale. He has been active seven times ever since the new season kick started.
His seasonal debut was in the Dunsany Handicap Chase on 3rd March at Navan over two miles and a furlong. The race was won by Hold Em Cowboy who had Ballyburke finishing the closest.
The 9/4 favourite of the race, Shootin The Breeze, ended fourth on the line-up of twelve.
Any Bets failed miserably in the next four races and then eventually won back to back. He won the Daily Mirror Handicap Chase on 7th May at Down Royal over two miles and four furlongs. Riding with S. J. Crimin, Any Bets led the runner up of the race, Dantes King, by four lengths.
Reserving the third position was Best Legend while the 13/8 favourite of the race, Fever Pitch, ended eleventh on the track of fifteen.
His most recent outing was in the Kevin Broderick Memorial Handicap Chase on 4th June at Listowel over two miles and three furlongs. He dodged the 5/1 joint favourite of the race, Commanchewardance, into the second spot while enjoying the lead of six lengths.
The other joint favourite of the race, Gonebeyondrecall, managed the seventh position on the field of twelve.
His improvement through the seven races that he undertook during the new season is remarkable and thus helps him surging his chances for the race today. He has not raced at Roscommon before but then the two races that he got under his belt recently were at different venues too.
There are a number of candidates who have proved themselves through capturing the most recent challenge that they were put through.
Winning the race today will mean that Any Bets will strike a seasonal hat trick today and that too will come out of the first three victories of the new season.
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