Henry Clay set to take advantage of a lower mark in Wolverhampton’s £32 Bonus At 32Red.com Handicap
Henry Clay was awfully disappointing on his penultimate start at Kempton, where he was rated as favourite. A complete failure was seen last month, as he finished seventh behind Position in the Back Or Lay At betdaq.com Handicap.
After a really bad show on the AW outing, the 3-year-old raised his game, and did a decent job in a very tough competition earlier this month. On Royal Ascot’s soft surface, he ran well in the hands of Frankie Dettori, and eventually seized the sixth place
in the Class 2, Wear It Pink Handicap.
After chasing the leaders in style, Mark Johnston’s charge led briefly over 2f out. The 11-2 chance, however, could not maintain the standards, and got weakened in the final stages. Nevertheless, it was an excellent effort.
After giving a very good account in a strong contest over 1m4f, the son of Dubawi is in good shape, and can take full advantage of a lower mark in the £32 Bonus At 32Red.com Handicap at Wolverhampton on Tuesday, October 16, 2012.
His demotion to the class 4 will also urge the punters to support him. Today’s opposition is slightly weaker than Ascot. Henry Clay has good terms with success, and holds three terrific wins under his belt.
On his sole trip at Wolverhampton back in January, the bay colt was an easy 2¼-length winner. Owned by Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed Al Maktoum, the skilful runner is in a great position to offer more.
A dozen horses have entered the race in pursuit of a cash prize worth £4,528. The competition will be started at 20:20 GMT.
Borug won well over 1m2f on turf last time, but he is yet to convince over this distance. Pass Muster’s last couple of runs suggest that he is in good heart prior to his AW debut.
Dark Dune was an easy winner in a similar clash here in 2011. But the situation is slightly more difficult this time. Den Maschine is another progressive fellow, who has won thrice here this year. It will surely be a tense battle, as plenty of in-form runners
are raring to go.
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