Gabrial The Great favourite to win King George V Stakes
Gabrial The Great has a solid chance of winning the King George V Stakes (Handicap) at Ascot in England on Thursday, June 21, 2012. A cash prize of £34,238 will be given to the winner of the class-2 event.
Stamina will play an important part in determining winner of the 1 mile 4 furlong race, which is scheduled to start at 17:35 GMT. Furthermore, the going will be good to soft and a total of 19 runners will be seen in action.
Following are the entries confirmed for the event: Anomaly, Nicholascopernicus, Gabrial The Great, Fennell Bay, Moldowney, Pilgrims Rest, Uriah Heep, Handsome Man, Misdemeanour, Niceofyoutotellme, Open Water, Samba King, Sparkling Portrait, Commitment, Ghost
Protocol, Prussian, Rocktherunway and Rougemont.
Cameron Highland was also scheduled to take part in the race, but his name has been withdrawn now, as the track conditions do not suit his running style. The three-year-old colt would have attracted quite a few bets in his favour, as his record is very good.
However, the current circumstances suggest that Gabrial The Great will be a top contender for victory at Ascot. He will definitely like the softer ground, as he has done well in such conditions in the past as well. This is why the bookies have given him
pretty decent odds and the punters will also be eager to risk a lot of bets on him.
The three-year-old colt has participated in three races, winning one of them whereas secured the runner up spot on the same number of times. He was unable to deliver a solid result on his debut, but improved his performances afterwards.
The Michael Bell’s trainee did a decent job in his most recent outing, as he finished runner up in it. This was a class-3 event, thus he will have to be at his best in order to take the top spot today.
Gabrial The Great will be partnered by Franny Norton, who has won a lot of races in his career. However, he is not known to be a consistent runner, which is why his strike rate is on the lower side.
The bookies have given the best odds to Nicholascopernicus, who will be chasing a hat-trick of victories today. He will definitely give a tough time to Gabrial The Great.
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