Portrait Emotion chasing maiden win over hurdles in Support The Pilgrims Hospices Novices´ Hurdle
Portrait Emotion will be chasing his maiden victory over hurdles in Support The Pilgrims Hospices Novices´ Hurdle at Folkestone in England on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. He is young and lacks experience at this level, but that will not bother him much today,
as his opponents are in a similar position.
All of the stallions lined up for action in the class-4 contest are full of energy and they will definitely spice up the competition. They will be fighting over 2 miles, 4 furlongs and 110 yards, which means that their stamina will be out to a stern test.
The winner of the event will walk away with a cash prize of £2,738 in the end, but the contestants will have to work extremely hard, as the track is not in perfect shape for racing.
There has been a lot of rain at Folkestone, which has left the ground soft. This means that the runners will have to be extremely careful in order to avoid an injury. The action is scheduled to kick off at 13:00 GMT.
Although, it is very difficult to choose one favourite amongst young and inexperienced stallions, yet the bookies have nominated Minella For Steak as the best option for a victory in the race. He has been given a general starting price of 6 to 4, which shows
that he is expected to be dominant at the end of the day.
However, the five-year-old gelding has never raced at this level before, which will make things extremely difficult for him. He has only appeared in one event at the amateur level, where he finished on top of the table.
Despite that, it will be a different thing for him to come out and deliver a similar result over hurdles, thus the punters will not be interested in risking a lot of money on him.
Compared to him, Portrait Emotion will definitely encourage the bettors to gamble more on him, as he has appeared in one race over hurdles. He failed to succeed back then, but the result was not a bad one at all, as he finished in second place.
The Gary Moore’s trainee will be looking to make an improvement today under jockey, Joshua Moore.
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