Astra Hall in a good position to win Westover Group Handicap
Astra Hall will be looking to continue her good run of form in the sport, by winning the Westover Group Handicap at Salisbury in England on Friday, August 31, 2012. She will have to beat 12 other runners in order to win a cash prize of £2,588 from the class-5
event, which is scheduled to start at 19:40 GMT.
The venue has been affected by rain over the past few days, thus the going will be soft. All the participants will be hoping that the conditions improve rather than worsening before the start of the race.
Some of the runners will not like the soft ground at Salisbury, thus they will not have a good chance of winning the 1 mile, 6 furlong and 21 yard race. On the other hand, a few of them will see this as an opportunity to make a name for themselves, as anything
can happen in such tricky conditions.
The bookmakers have shown a lot of confidence in the abilities of Burnham, despite that fact that he does not have an impressive record. He is likely to enjoy the conditions today, but the bettors will still not be interested in risking a lot of money on
him.
However, the record of Astra Hall suggests that she will definitely be competitive in the race today. This is why she has been given a general starting price of 11 to 4 by the bookmakers and the punters will not hesitate while placing bets on her.
The three-year-old filly debuted in November 2011 and was unable to make a strong impression back then. She took part in just one race during that season and finished in a disappointing ninth place.
However, she was rested for quite some time before reappearing in the ongoing season. The Ralph Beckett’s trainee struggled in her first couple of outings and things did not seem to work positively for her.
Despite that, the young filly was trained really well and she made a strong comeback afterwards. She managed to win a couple of back-to-back races and followed that up with a third place finish last time around. All her solid performances came in rain affected
events, which shows that she likes such conditions. She will be accompanied by Jim Crowley in today’s contest.
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