Pacha Du Polder to lock horns with Bold Sir Brian in Sportingbet Future Stars Chase
Pacha Du Polder will be looking to upset Bold Sir Brian in the Sportingbet Future Stars Chase (Intermediate Race) (Listed Race) at Sandown in England on Friday, December 7, 2012.
Only four runners have been attracted towards the class-1 contest, which is scheduled to kick off at 14:20 GMT. They will be eagerly awaiting the start of action, but will be hoping for the track conditions to improve.
There has been a lot of rain at Sandown over the past couple of days, which has left the ground as soft. If the temperatures do not get higher, the organisers will have to hold an inspection in order to determine the fate of the event.
All of the participants will be hoping for an improvement, as they have got a solid chance of fighting for a cash prize of £10,251 in the end. They will have to work extremely hard to achieve it though, as the overall distance to cover is 3 miles and 110
yards.
Looking at the records of the contestants, it seems that Bold Sir Brian will be the one to beat today. He is in terrific form and possesses the ability to deliver strong results in this form of racing.
Therefore, the Irish gelding has been given the highest odds for a victory by the bookmakers. He will enter the competition with a starting price of 11 to 10 and the punters will definitely end up gambling a lot of bets on him.
The Lucinda Russell’s trainee does not have any issues with the wet ground, as he has won races under such circumstances previously. His strike rate in chase events is really impressive and he will be looking forward to make it even better today.
On the other hand, Pacha Du Polder will also not mind the track conditions at Sandown, as he has the ability to cope up with such changes.
However, the Paul Nicholls’ trained gelding would have wanted to compete on a dry ground, as that was his best chance of winning the race. Despite that, he will not bow out easily and will give a tough time to his rivals under jockey, Ruby Walsh.
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