Highland Love likely to thrive in Book Now Handicap
Highland Love will love to lift the title of the Ladies’ Day Saturday 8th September Book Now Handicap when he runs at Thirsk racecourse on Monday, June 25. The Class 6 race over the distance of 1 mile and 4 furlongs is set to start at 8:20 (GMT).
For the sake of the prize money worth £1,941, the Jedd O’Keeffe-trained bay gelding will compete against 16 rivals. His epic performances in the last three races will prove to be a source of inspiration for him in today’s mega marathon.
The seven-year-old veteran horse has won 5 of his total 44 starts to date. He elegantly finished as a runner-up in the Grand National Best Odds At Freebetting.CO.UK Handicap Hurdle on April 13.
The brilliant sprinter proceeded to accomplish a grand victory in the Sibz Handicap Hurdle on May 1. Both these events were held at Sedgefield track.
The talented son of Fruits Of Love out of Diabaig gained a runner-up position again in his last outing on May 30. This was Telecommunications Handicap that also went down at Sedgefield.
These three feats have spiked up Highland Love’s confidence level to a great extent. Thus, he is likely to make his way towards victory convincingly as none of his rivals looks to be in the position to impede him.
For the runner-up position, there will be a neck-to-neck clash between Asterales and Idealism.
Asterales achieved a classic conquest on February 16, 2012. The Jo Hughes-trained bay mare stepped ahead to get a runner-up position on March 19. From May 23 to June 16, the maverick mare finished third in each of the three consecutive contests.
On the other hand, Idealism broke his maiden after 11 races in his last outing on June 1, 2012. The Micky Hammond-trained bay gelding has gained a lot of confidence with this success.
Thus, there will be a stiff duel between Asterales and Idealism but none of the duo is likely to challenge Highland Love.
As a whole, the event will be amazing to enjoy. Let us go for the live action at Thirsk. Good luck to all the contestants.
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