Navigation Track likely to win Weatherbys Bank Handicap
Navigation Track is likely to prevail in the Weatherbys Bank Handicap at Brighton in England on Tuesday, May 22, 2012. A cash prize of £2,264 has been set for the winner of the class-5 event.
The going will be good to firm in the 1 mile, 3 furlong and 196 yard race, which is scheduled to start at 15:30 GMT, and a total of 10 runners will be seen in action. Their names are as follows: Navigation Track, Byrd In Hand, Shabak Hom, The Calling Curlew,
Silver Alliance, White Diamond, Filun, Wily Fox, St Ignatius and Pelham Crescent.
Looking at the performances of all runners, the bookmakers have favoured Navigation Track for the race at Brighton. He seems to be in good form at the moment, which will encourage the punters to place the maximum number of bets in his favour.
The four-year-old gelding has participated in four races until now, winning one of them. Other than that, he has never managed to finish in the top three even once. His second-best finish was fourth, which he secure in his debut outing.
Importantly, the David Simcock’s trainee is carrying excellent momentum, as he was victorious in his most recent outing. Although he managed to win by just a nose distance, he would have gained a lot of confidence from that performance.
Navigation Track will be partnered by Martin Lane, who has earned a few victories at this level, but does not have a good strike rate at all. He will need to be a lot more consistent in order to fight for victories consistently.
Things will not be easy for the race favourite, as he is might be given a tough time by Byrd In Hand, who is in excellent form. Overall, he has participated in 23 events, winning just a couple of them, but his recent form has been impressive.
The five-year-old gelding finished first in his most recent race, which shows the kind of form he is in at the moment. Moreover, he has not dropped out of the top five in his previous seven outings, which is a positive sign.
The John Bridger’s trainee will be partnered by Sean Levey, who is relatively inexperienced at this level.
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