Lockantanks likely to thrive in Byrne Group "London Mile" Handicap (Qualifier)
The two consecutive conquests during the last month boosted up the Michael Appleby trained chestnut gelding Lockantanks’ morale to a great extent. Now, he will capitalise on this form to notch up top spot in the high-stakes race of the Byrne Group "London
Mile" Handicap (Qualifier) that is scheduled to be held at Kempton racecourse on Friday, August 17.
On the standard to slow track of 1 mile, the five-year-old veteran horse will run alongside 13 strong rivals for the sake of the prize money worth £6,412. He has hardly experienced such sort of race conditions in his 48-race career.
The talented son of Compton Place out of Locharia has a number of podium finishes. Since the dawn of the calendar year, he has made some glaring marks.
After getting the 3rd position in the Freebets.co.uk Free Bets Handicap at Doncaster on June 17, the maverick sprinter finished as the runner-up in the Lloyd Ltd Carlisle Bell Consolation Race (Handicap), held at Carlisle on June 27.
The Dallas Racing owned skilled gelding stood third again in the Multifab Metals Engineering & Fabrication Handicap that also took place at Doncaster on June 30.
The brilliant horse marvellously won the Irishbigracetrends.com Handicap at Beverley on July 17. He delivered an outstanding performance despite being a non-favourite candidate.
On July 21, Lockantanks again triggered a big upset by winning the 14-runner event of the Ripon-races.co.uk Handicap.
Now, the gifted gelding is keen to complete his hat-trick and, for this purpose, today’s race is an ideal opportunity. The only strong opponent Lockantanks will have to cope with on his way towards the finish line is Takeitfromalady.
The Ralph Beckett trained bay gelding too possesses an impressive track record. During the last couple of months, he demonstrated some decent performances.
After finishing second in the 15-runner race of the Fly London Southend To Ibiza Handicap at Newmarket on June 9, he went on to grab a grand victory in the Jane De Wardener Memorial Handicap that was held at Windsor on July 9.
Thus, the young gelding looks to be confident enough at the moment. Conclusively, a fierce battle is expected between the two mighty geldings.
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