Bijou Dan expected to prevail in Racing Again Next Wednesday Handicap
Bijou Dan is tipped to prevail in the Racing Again Next Wednesday Handicap at Catterick in England on Wednesday, July 4, 2012. The class-5 winner will earn a cash prize of £2,264 in the end.
The track conditions will be good to soft in the 1 mile, 7 furlong and 177 yard race, which is scheduled to start at 15:50 GMT. The competition is expected to be a close one today, as there are a few very experienced runners lined up for action.
However, the best chances of victory appear to with Bijou Dan, who is carrying a decent momentum and knows how to deliver in pressure situations. The conditions will suit his running style, thus the punters will have a lot of faith in his abilities. The
bookmakers also believe that he can fight at the front today, so they have given him a general starting price of 7 to 2.
The 11-year-old gelding has got a lot of experience and he has been in the sport for a very long time. Although there are some seasoned runners up against him today, no one has taken part in more races than him
Overall, the George Moore’s trainee has participated in 94 events, which shows what he has achieved in terms of experience. He does not have a good strike rate though, as he has managed to win just 14 races. In addition to that, he has finished runner up
on nine times whereas secured the third spot on 11 occasions.
Bijou D´Inde’s son debuted way back in 2004 and his performances at the start were not much impressive. He had to wait for nine races before bringing up his maiden win. Since then, his performances became a lot more consistent and he kept on making his team
proud.
The 2009 season proved to be a good one for the seasoned runner and his form this year has also not been bad. He has taken part in just a couple of events and finished in the top three in both of them. However, he is yet to win the first race of the ongoing
season.
Bijou Dan finished runner up in his most recent race, which shows that he is carrying a nice momentum. He will be ridden by veteran rider, P. J. McDonald in the race today.
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