Granville Island likely to prevail in the Highland Jimmy Handicap Hurdle
Granville Island is likely to prevail in the Highland Jimmy Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby in England on Friday, March 30, 2012. The triumphant horse will be awarded with a cash prize of £2,669.
The event, which has an overall distance of 2 miles and 110 yards to cover, has attracted 14 runners and their names are: Granville Island, Kingdom Of Munster, Karmadice, Ishikawa, Hi Dancer, Circus Star, Graceful Descent, Lady Anne Nevill, Lap Of
Honour, Skirlaw, Highland Love, Tinseltown, Bureaucrat and Ptolomeos.
The going is expected to be good in the race, which is scheduled to start at 4:20 GMT.
Out of the above mentioned horses, Granville Island has the best chances of winning, as he is in very good shape at the moment. He has entered just four races over hurdles in his career until now, winning none of them. He is still in decent form at
the moment and it will be difficult to stop him from winning.
Jennie Candlish’s trainee has finished runner up once over hurdles and will be chasing his maiden victory in such events. He started off his career with a bang, winning the first ever race he entered. However, his form dipped afterwards and he struggled
to perform consistently.
The five-year-old gelding bounced back in his last outing, as he finished runner up. This is why the bookies have given him pretty decent odds for today’s race. The punters will be a touch reluctant over placing bets in his favour, but they might miss
a chance of winning some easy money.
Granville Island will be partnered by Alan O'Keeffe, who is relatively new to the sport, but has done well till date. The young jockey has won 28 races over hurdles, but does not have a good strike rate. He will need to improve a lot in order to attract
more bets from the punters.
Another runner, who has been doing a decent job over the past few months, is Kingdom Of Munster. He has participated in 12 races over hurdles, winning none of them. However, he has finished runner up thrice and also secured a third place spot once,
which suggests that he is quite capable of fighting for victories.
Other than the top two favourites, Karmadice, Ishikawa, Hi Dancer and Circus Star will also be the ones to watch out for. They are all decent runners and can pull off a surprise in the race.
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