Asteroid Belt likely to be competitive in Glow-Worm Renewable Technology Juvenile Hurdle
Asteroid Belt will be the one to beat in the Glow-Worm Renewable Technology Juvenile Hurdle at Musselburgh in England on Thursday, November 8, 2012. Most of his opponents are inexperienced in this format of racing, which will give him a great advantage at
the end of the day.
The going has been described as good by the organisers, which is positive news for everyone. The action is going to kick off at 13:30 GMT and the spectators will be eagerly looking forward to it.
Stamina will be the key in the race, as the overall distance to cover will be 2 miles. Although, the start will not matter much, yet some of the runners will look to gain an early momentum in order to pressurise the rest. The winner of the class-4 contest
will bag a cash prize of £2,599 in the end.
Despite not having any experience of racing over hurdles, Dovils Date has managed to get the attention of the bookmakers. It will not be easy for him to attract a lot of bets from the punters, but he might end up surprising one and all.
Overall, the three-year-old gelding has participated in a dozen races, winning just a couple of them whereas finished as a runner up on the same number of times. In addition to that, he has also secured the third spot once, which shows that he has the ability
to fight for the top-three positions with consistency.
However, the main reason why he will be a strong contender for victory will be his jockey, Richard Johnson. The veteran rider has got a lot of experience and he knows how to deliver strong results in this format. He has succeeded in almost 400 hurdles and
knows all the tricks of the trade.
On the other hand, Asteroid Belt has raced in four events over hurdles and he has managed to be successful once. Moreover, he has secured the third spot on the same number of times, which shows that he is capable of being competitive at this level.
The three-year-old gelding brought up his maiden victory in his penultimate outing under jockey, Wilson Renwick, who will once again be accompanying him today.
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