Countrywide Flame eying surprise victory in StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle Grade 1
Countrywide Flame will be looking to cause an upset in the StanJames.com Fighting Fifth Hurdle Grade 1 at Newcastle in England on Saturday, December 1, 2012. He has got a pretty decent record in this format, but will need to be at his absolute best in order
to finish at the top of the table.
The competition in the all important event will not be an easy one for anyone, as Cinders And Ashes will be a part of it. He is a clear favourite to succeed and the bettors will definitely gamble more on him compared to the rest.
Overall, the young runner does not have a lot of experience, but he is not short of talent. He has the ability to battle at the highest level and his team would be proud of what he has achieved over the years.
He has been given a general starting price of 4 to 5, which clearly indicates that he is expected to blaze away with a victory in the class-1 contest, scheduled to kick off at 14:20 GMT.
The five-year-old gelding will have to adjust on a soft rack today, as the ground is wet because of the overnight rain. His stamina is really good and should cover the distance of 2 miles with ease in order to claim a cash prize of £58,521.
Out of five races over hurdles, the Donald McCain’s trainee has managed to succeed on four occasions whereas finished as a runner up once, which shows that he does not like settling for anything less than the top position.
He was victorious in his previous four outings and will look to stretch his winning streak to five today. He certainly has the ability to do so and his fans will also be backing him up at the end of the day.
On the other hand, Countrywide Flame will enter the contest with a starting price of 4 to 1 and he is the only one, who can possibly challenge the favourite runner for the top spot.
The John Quinn’s trained gelding has maintained a pretty decent winning percentage in this format and has never dropped out of the top-three, while hurdling.
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