Forjoetheplumber favourite for the thetote.com Beginners Chase
Forjoetheplumber has won the best odds for winning the thetote.com Beginners Chase at Clonmel in Ireland on Thursday, April 4, 2012. A cash prize of €5,520 has been set for the race.
A total of 10 runners were attracted towards the race, which is scheduled to start at 6:25 GMT. The going will be good in the 2 mile, 4 furlong race, which will test the stamina of all participants.
Following runners will be seen in action today: Forjoetheplumber, Headford Flyer, Magdoodle, Resolute Bay, Schinkel, Clicksnmortar, Hidden Diamond, Clara More, Harley Road and Speedy Tortice.
Out of the above mentioned horses, Forjoetheplumber has got the best record in races while chasing. This is why the bookies have rated him as the hot favourite to prevail. The punters will also have confidence in his abilities, thus they will be placing
a lot of bets in favour of his victory.
The eight-year-old gelding has taken part in 11 chase races, winning none of them. However, he has managed to finish runner up on three occasions whereas earned the third spot four times.
James Joseph Mangan’s trainee has been in great form over the past few months, thus he will be in great rhythm at the moment. He has been delivering some consistent results recently and it will be hard to stop him from taking the top spot. He finished
third in his previous outing, which shows the kind of form he is in right now.
Forjoetheplumber will be ridden by P F Mangan, who is a promising rider and will be looking to make a solid impression at Clonmel today. He has not won any chase race until now, but has decent chances of doing so this time around.
Another runner, who has been doing well over the past few races, is Headford Flyer. He has entered five chase races in his career, winning none of them. The best he could manage was a runner up spot.
The eight-year-old gelding has the ability to fight for wins and will be one of the runners to watch out for. He will be partnered by Andrew J McNamara, who is new to the sport and has just won a single race while chasing.
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