Delgany Gunner tipped to succeed in Holly Handicap Chase
Delgany Gunner will look to use his experience in order to claim the Holly Handicap Chase at Leicester in England on Wednesday, December 12, 2012. He will have to outperform 10 other runners to bag a cash prize of £3,249 in the end.
The seasoned stallion has been doing a very good job in recent times, thus his confidence level will be good. He will not make life easy for his opponents, as he knows how to exert pressure in this form of racing.
Although, the weather has not been good for racing in England over the past couple of weeks, things seem to be under control at Leicester. The going has been described as good at this venue, which will allow the participants to put in an extra effort in the class-4 encounter.
They will have to compete over 2 miles, 7 furlongs and 110 yards, which means that their endurance will be tested in the end.
There will be a fierce competition amongst several runners in today’s race and the spectators will definitely enjoy this situation. They will be eagerly awaiting the start of action at 14:10 GMT.
Milo Milan is definitely one of the top contenders for a victory at Leicester and the bookmakers realise this fact. They have given him a general starting price of 9 to 2 and he will definitely get the attention of the bettors.
The seven-year-old gelding has got a pretty decent record in chase events, thus his confidence level will be good.
He has appeared in six of such races, winning one of them whereas secured the third spot on a couple of times. Although, his strike rate is not good, yet he has the ability to be competitive.
On the other hand, Delgany Gunner has participated in a lot of races over fences and he definitely knows how to put pressure on his opponents. He is carrying the winning momentum right now and the track conditions will suit him more than others.
The Neil King’s trainee has managed to be successful in six chase events, which shows what he can achieve at this level. He will once again team up with jockey, Trevor Whelan, who guided him to the top previously.
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