Latin Connection looking for an upset in Weatherbys Printing Handicap Hurdle
Latin Connection will be eying a surprise victory in the Weatherbys Printing Handicap Hurdle at Musselburgh in England on Monday, December 10, 2012. He will have to outperform 14 other runners in order to achieve glory in the class-3 encounter, scheduled
to start at 14:20 GMT.
None of the participants seem to be in a dominant position right now, which will make things quite interesting at the end of the day. The spectators will definitely enjoy this situation, as they will get a chance of witnessing a thrilling competition.
The going has been described as good to soft, which will test the ability of the participants to some extent. They will have to cover an overall distance of 2 miles and 4 furlongs, and the winner will be awarded a cash prize of £6,498 in the end.
According to the bookmakers, Castletown Bridge will be the one to beat the end of the day, despite the fact that he has never won over hurdles in his career. His performances in this format have not been bad, but there will be immense pressure on him today.
Therefore, the punters might be a touch hesitant while risking money on him. However, his performances in the ongoing season have not been bad at all, which suggests that his confidence level will be good.
The five-year-old gelding has appeared in six races over hurdles and the best he could manage was the runner up position on a couple of times. In addition to that, he secured the third spot once, which clearly shows that he can be competitive in this format.
His trainer, Charlie Longsdon, will be expecting a strong result from him today, as the track conditions will suit him more than anyone else.
Compared to the favourite stallion, Latin Connection has got more experience in this form of racing and he too will be comfortable with the track conditions. His strike rate has not been a good one though, so the bookies have not shown enough confidence
in him.
However, the S. R. B. Crawford’s trainee should not be worried about his chances, as he will be ridden by one of the best jockeys in the business, A. P. McCoy, who can easily guide him to the top of the table today.
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