Back In Focus looking for a hat-trick in Topaz Novice Chase (Grade 1)
Back In Focus will be the one to focus in the Topaz Novice Chase (Grade 1) at Leopardstown in Ireland on Friday, December 28, 2012. He has got a tremendous record in this format and will not make life easy for his rivals.
Moreover, he will like the soft ground today, which will make him a tough nut to crack at the end of the day. Although, he does not have a lot of experience, he knows how to handle pressure at the highest level.
Therefore, his rivals will be worried to some extent, as they will need a lot of luck in order to succeed at Leopardstown. The winner will be awarded a cash prize of €48,750 at the end of the day, thus everyone will be pushing extremely hard.
The overall distance to cover for the contestants will be 3 miles, which means that they will have to display a solid stamina. Some of them might not be prepared to run on a rain affected field, so they can end up sitting out of the race. The action is going
to begin at 14:25 GMT.
According to the bookmakers, no one is going to come anywhere closer to Back In Focus, so he has been given a general starting price of 11 to 8. This clearly shows that he is expected to walk away with a dominant victory.
The punters will not have many doubts in their minds and they will go with the bookmakers’ choice at the end of the day.
The favourite stallion has participated in a couple of chase events and was victorious in them with ease. He will be looking to record a hat-trick in this format, which will definitely please his team.
He was accompanied by veteran jockey, Ruby Walsh, in his previous three outings and will enjoy the same partnership today.
On the other hand, Dedigout might manage to attract some bets in his favour today, as he too will enjoy running on a soft ground. He has got a pretty decent record over fences, so his fans will be backing him up for a strong show.
The A. J. Martin’s trainee has managed to succeed in one chase event out of two attempts, so he cannot be taken lightly at all.
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