Francesa likely to win OLBG.com Mares´ Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race)
Francesa has been rated as the favourite to win the OLBG.com Mares´ Handicap Hurdle (Listed Race) at Cheltenham in England on Thursday, April 19, 2012. The winner of the class-1 event will walk away with a cash prize of £9,966.
A total of 12 runners will be seen in action over the 2 mile, 5 furlong and 110 yard race, which is scheduled to start at 15:10 GMT. Following are the names of the confirmed entries: Tante Sissi, Kells Belle, Ixora, Lady Karabaya, Francesa, Silver
Gypsy, Semi Colon, Tempest River, Thedeboftheyear, Kykate, A Little Swifter and Sapphire Rouge.
Three runners, who have missed out due to injury, are: Cinderella Rose, Young Mags and Tara Rose.
Out of the above mentioned mares, Francesa has been given the best odds for winning the event at Cheltenham. She has got a decent record over hurdles, thus the punters will be interested in placing a lot of bets in her favour.
The seven-year-old mare has taken part in six races over hurdles, winning a couple of them. In addition to that, she also secured the third spot once, which means that there were only three occasions, where she failed to make it to the top three.
The Henry Daly’s trainee made her debut a couple of years ago and performed well in her first ever outing, finishing third in it. She continued to impress after that and improved her performances with the passage of time.
Importantly, Francesa has been in great form recently, as she managed to win his previous race. She was dominant right from the start until the end and will be expected to deliver a similar show today.
The race favourite runner will be partnered by Jake Greenall, who is relatively new to the sport, but has given some good performances.
On the other hand, Tante Sissi will also be the one to watch out for, as she is a quality runner. She has entered five races over hurdles, winning a couple of them. Moreover, she has also secured the runner up and third spot once each.
It will be hard for the other mares to battle for victory and the real competition will be between Tante Sissi and Francesa.
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