Lady Bluesky eying a surprise victory in Betvictor.com Handicap Hurdle
Lady Bluesky will be looking for a surprise victory in the Betvictor.com Handicap Hurdle at Ayr in England on Thursday, January 3, 2013. She has got a pretty decent record in this format and it will be extremely difficult to prevent her from finishing on
top of the table in the class-3 event.
However, her recent form has not been good at all, which will discourage the punters to gamble on her. She will need a special effort in order to make her team proud at the end of the day.
A total of seven runners have been attracted towards the race, which is going to kick off at 15:00 GMT. The one who succeeds will walk away with a cash prize of £6,498. Therefore, everyone will be pushing extremely hard from the start until the end.
There has been a lot of rain at Ayr, so things will not be easy for the contestants. The going has been described as heavy and the organisers might need an inspection before deciding the fate of the entire meeting.
The overall distance to cover for the stallions will be 2 miles and 4 furlongs, which means that stamina will be the key today. It will not be a clever idea to press harder at the start, as there will be plenty of time to bounce back in the race.
Pas Trop Tard has been given the highest odds for a victory and will enter the competition with a starting price of 15 to 8. He will enjoy running on a wet field, so the bettors will definitely risk money on him.
However, the Maurice Barnes’ trainee does not have a very good record, as he has been unable to maintain a decent winning percentage. He has entered 14 races over hurdles, winning three of them whereas finished as a runner up once.
In addition to that, he has secured the third spot on a couple of times, which shows that he can be competitive in this form of racing.
On the other hand, Lady Bluesky has succeeded in four hurdles out of 10 outings, which shows that she is a very good jumper. She is fully aware of the conditions at Ayr and will be a force to reckon with under jockey, Ewan Whillans.
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