First In Command likely to prevail in Race To Success With Avnet Handicap
First In Command has been rated favourite for the Race To Success With Avnet Handicap at Haydock in England on Thursday, June 14, 2012. A cash prize of £4,205 will be awarded to the winner of the class-4 event.
The speed of all participants will be put to a test, as the overall distance to cover will be 5 furlongs. The action is scheduled to start at 20:50 GMT and a total of 12 runners have been attracted towards the race. Their names are as follows: Diman
Waters, First In Command, Lucky Dan, Style And Panache, Jamaican Bolt, Bop It, Bronze Beau, Even Stevens, Wicked Wilma, You´relikemefrank, Methaaly and Quaroma.
A total of 14 runners had lined up for action at Haydock, but Fair Passion and Haajes have been ruled out. They were both struggling for form and would not have attracted a lot of bets in their favour today.
Out of the remaining runners, the best chances of victory are with First In Command, as he is carrying an excellent momentum right now. His speed is very good, which will help him attract a lot of bets from the punters.
The seven-year-old gelding has participated in 52 races until now, winning six of them and finishing runner up on eight occasions. Other than that, he has also secured the third spot on four times, which shows that he is fully capable of fighting for
top positions.
The Daniel Mark Loughnane’s trainee managed to deliver some solid results in recent times, which would have given him a lot of confidence. It will be important to see whether he manages to repeat such a show once again.
Out of his last six outing, First In Command finished on top thrice whereas took the runner up spot on the same number of times, which shows the kind of form he is in at the moment. He will be partnered by seasoned jockey, Paul Hanagan, who has won
quite a few races at this level.
On the other hand, the bookies have shown more confidence in the abilities of Diman Waters, who has been performing well over the past few events. He finished runner up last time around, which suggests that he is capable of giving a fight to First
In Command.
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