Prosecco seeking a hat-trick in BetVictor.com Handicap Chase
Prosecco will be looking to record a hat-trick of victories by claiming the BetVictor.com Handicap Chase at Ayr in England on Wednesday, January 2, 2013. He has got some useful experience of running in this format, so there won’t be much pressure on him
in the class-3 encounter.
The seasoned runner enjoyed a very good time last year, as his performances were mostly up to the mark. He will look to carry on with the same sort of momentum in this race, which is scheduled to kick off at 14:50 GMT.
He will have to weather the storm from our other quality performers, who have been trained to do well over fences. All of them will be looking forward to a positive result, but only one will walk away with a cash prize of £7,798 in the end.
There has been plenty of rain at Ayr over the past few days, so the going has become heavy. This will test the stamina of all contestants and they will have to be extremely careful in order to avoid an injury.
Things will not be easy for anyone, as the overall distance to cover is 2 miles. This would not have been a big problem, had there been no rain. However, the participants are good enough to cope up with a change in conditions and they should all come out
to entertain the spectators at Ayr.
According to the bookmakers, the best chances of victory are with Desert Cry, so he has been given a general starting price of 13 to 8. He will have to be at his absolutely best in order to meet the expectations of his team.
The Donald McCain’s trainee has appeared in just three chase events, winning one of them whereas finished third on the same number of times.
More than that, it is his ability to do well on a wet ground, which will encourage the punters to gamble on him today.
However, he will certainly not find things to be easy at all, as he will be up against the likes of Prosecco, who has got a phenomenal record at Ayr. He likes this racecourse and has won four races on it.
Therefore, his trainer, Lucinda Russell, will be expecting him to be strong under jockey, Peter Buchanan, who has been responsible for all his victories.
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