Darlan favourite for William Hill Supreme Novices´ Hurdle
The wait is finally over for horseracing fans, as the Cheltenham Festival kicks off with the William Hill Supreme Novices´ Hurdle in England on Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The winner of the class-1 event will bag a cash prize of £56,950.
The going will be good in the 2 mile 110 yard race, which is scheduled to start at 1:30 GMT. A total of 19 runners will be seen in action in the race and their names are: Darlan, Steps To Freedom, Cinders And Ashes, Galileo´s Choice, Montbazon, Midnight
Game, Tetlami, Trifolium, Colour Squadron, Prospect Wells, Vulcanite, Agent Archie, Allure Of Illusion, Dylan Ross, Simenon, Distant Memories, Hazy Tom, Jimbill and Catch Tammy.
Out of these entries, Darlan seems to be in the best position to win. He has been impressive since making debut in the sport and will be a force to reckon today. The bookmakers have shown full confidence in his abilities, as they believe that he will win
comfortably.
The punters will also be interested in placing the maximum number of bets on Darlan, who is in very good rhythm at the moment. Nicky Henderson’s trainee has entered four hurdles in his career until now, winning three of them. He has a spectacular strike
rate and it will be hard for the rest of the participants to match his speed and skills.
Another positive sign for the five-year-old gelding is that he will be partnered by one of the best jockeys ever, A. P. McCoy. The veteran rider has got a tremendous record over hurdles, winning 537 of them. He has a brilliant strike rate and knows how to
tackle with any kind of situation.
It will be difficult to challenge the race favourite, but Steps To Freedom is also not far behind. The six-year-old gelding has got a 100 percent record over hurdles, winning all three he took part in.
Mrs John Harrington’s trainee is in superb form at the moment, as his previous three outings have all been victories. He will have the confidence to outperform the rest of the runners.
Steps To Freedom will be ridden by R. M. Power, who has just managed to win three races over hurdles.
Cinders And Ashes, Galileo´s Choice and Montbazon are also quite capable of winning races and they have been performing decently over the past few months. Other than them, Tetlami might also manage to spring up a surprise and finish on top of the table.
The rest of the horses might not be able to make a solid impression in the race, as they are not in good shape.
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