Mrs Peacock, a serious heavy favourite for Nottinghamshire Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle on 29th February
The Class 5 Nottinghamshire Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle is to be held on Wednesday, 29th February at Southwell over two miles, four furlongs and 110 yards. The race that will be contested for by fifteen runners has a £1, 884 purse to
offer to the winner.
Among the lineup, Mrs Peacock is the most heavily bet upon candidate. There is nothing extraordinary about her racing record but the fact that her trainer changed from Norma Twomey till 20th January to Tim Vaughan since then has shifted the odds
in her favour.
The trainer Tim Vaughan is famous for getting horses from other farms and then conditioning then in a way that their victory becomes inevitable. The trainer has gained popularity by changing ordinary horses with low profiles into victors of important races.
Mrs Peacock, Dushyantor’s seven-year-old bay mare out of mare Peacock Feather, will be stepping into the 2012 seasonal debut and of course for the first time will race under training Tim Vaughan.
Her last race was on 4th September 2011 in the FSB Card Payment Processing Mares’ Handicap Hurdle at Fontwell over two miles and four furlongs. The race was won by Free Falling while Mrs Peacock finished fourth on the lineup of seven.
The 3/1 favourite of the race, Happy Fleet had to be pulled up from the race.
The last time Mrs Peacock won a race was on the 14th November 2010 at Ballydarragh in the Mares Winner Of One which was raced over three miles.
She won with M. R. Rohan onboard and was in lead of eight lengths against the 2/1 favourite of the race, Hollyville.
The seven-year-old has never been entered as a favourite in any of the races till yet.
Royal Entourage, Royal Applause’s seven-year-old bay gelding out of mare Trempkate, has recently posted his 2012 seasonal debut victory. He won the Racing UK Handicap Hurdle on 16th February at Musselburgh over two miles and four furlongs. The
seven-year-old was riding with Richie McGrath and led the field of twelve by 3 ¾ lengths setting the 5/1 favourite of the race, Civil Unrest into the second position.
Today will be Royal Entourage is to make the third start of the new season and will be up for the second victory of 2012.
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