Ms Cordelia favourite for Theconistonhotel.com Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle
Ms Cordelia has the best odds for winning the Theconistonhotel.com Mares’ Novices’ Hurdle at Catterick in England on Wednesday, March 7, 2012. The triumphant runner will be awarded with a cash prize of £ 2,599.
The 2 mile event, which is scheduled to start at 3:20 GMT, has attracted nine entries and their names are: Hidden Identity, Ms Cordelia, Countess Comet, Kishanda, Out Of Nothing, Bach Peddling, De Vine Memory, Labretella and Midnight Return.
The latter of all the above mentioned mares is doubtful for the event and might not be able to show up. However, no final word has come from her trainer, Richard Ford.
Out of all these runners, Ms Cordelia has the best chances of winning today. She has entered five races in her career so far, winning a couple of them. However, she has not taken part in any race over hurdles.
The four-year-old filly has a very good chance of bringing up her maiden victory over hurdles at Catterick. She was able to deliver a strong result in her previous race, displaying solid speed and skills to win at Le croise-laroche.
David Pipe’s trainee will be partnered by seasoned campaigner, Tom Scudamore, who has earned 159 victories over hurdles. He needs to work a bit harder in order to increase his overall strike rate.
Another runner, who is expected to put up a solid show today, is Hidden Identity. She has taken part in one race over hurdles until now, finishing third in it.
The six-year-old mare made a solid impression in her maiden outing in hurdles at Cork, despite not being one of the favourites for that event. In fact, she was one of the least favourite runners in that event, but managed to surprise one and all in the end.
Her trainer, Tim Vaughan will be expecting a dominant show from her today.
The bettors will be interested in investing some money on Hidden Identity, who will be partnered by jockey, Michael Byrne, who has earned nine victories over hurdles. He will be looking forward to doing a decent job at Catterick today.
Overall, the competition between the top two favourites seems to be a lot closer. They will not give an easy time to each other, but the bookmakers have favoured Ms Cordelia, as she has shown good form recently.
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