Pumpkin Duff to steer the Grade A4 515 metres Flat his way on 2nd March at Hove
The Grade A4 515 metres Flat race is to be held on Friday, 2nd March at Hove. Six hounds will be competing for the £119 prize money.
The contestants for the Grade A4 challenge include Porto Girl, Droopys Sheraton, Pumpkin Duff, Flinaton, Brer Wolf and Guinness Joker.
The strongest candidate among the lineup is Pumpkin Duff, Boherduff Light’s five-year-old blue son out of b***h Pumpkin Pol. He has already ventured out eight times during the 2012 season. Half of his races have been victories.
On 12th January, he won a 515 metres race at Hove after clocking the track distance in 30.56 seconds and leading by 3 ¼ lengths. Droopys Wish claimed the runner up’s position after finishing the closest to the winner.
After bumping into a third position, Pumpkin Duff again bounced back into form and won a Grade A6 515 metres race at Hove on 25th January. He was on the other side of the wire in 30.75 seconds while in lead of a length. This time he set Tee Cees
Madam into the second position.
On 8th February, Pumpkin Duff had to share victory in a Grade A5 515 metres flat race at Hove with Tinas Aurora. Both covered the track distance in 30.62 seconds and were tied in a dead heat.
Nafferty Lass was the runner up while Joshuas Nod finished third after the winner.
Caras Belter, the 7/4 favourite of the race, was the last hound to leave the track.
Last time that Pumpkin Duff raced and also won was on 23rd February at Hove in a Grade A4 515 metres flat. He covered the track distance in 30.80 seconds and led the field of six by 1 ½ length. Judys Legacy was the runner up of the race while
Rockburst Khan, the 5/4 favourite of the race, finished third in line after the winner.
Pumpkin Duff has not been entered as a favourite very frequently, it was only on 22nd January that he raced as a 5/2 joint favourite but could only manage a third position.
Today Pumpkin Duff will race the ninth start of the new season and if the trainee of C. Gardiner will be able to get the race under his belt or not will unfold soon.
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