Ranjaan chasing a hat-trick in The Ladbroke (Handicap Hurdle) (Listed Race)
Ranjaan has got a great chance of making a name for himself by claiming The Ladbroke (Handicap Hurdle) (Listed Race) at Ascot in England on Saturday, December 22, 2012. He is young and inexperienced, but will not be worried about his opponents right now.
He has got a very good record over hurdles and his rivals should fear him in the class-1 contest, which is scheduled to kick off at 15:10 GMT.
The winner of the race will be awarded a cash prize of £84,405, so everyone will be giving their best shot at the end of the day. However, things will not be easy for anyone, as there has been a lot of rain at Ascot.
Due to this, the going has become heavy and the organisers will be hoping for an improvement in the conditions. They would want all of the contestants to enter the event, but that seems highly unlikely right now.
Some of the trainers will not risk an injury to their stallions, so they might opt not to participate in the race.
The ones who decide to enter the competition will have to cover an overall distance of 2 miles and their fitness will be tested to the limit, especially because of the ground conditions.
Balder Succes has been given very good odds for victory today, as his record in hurdles is a good one. He has managed to maintain a very high strike rate, which will help him get the attention of the punters.
Moreover, the Alan King’s trainee will enjoy running on a rain affected ground, which will increase his chances of a victory.
He has participated in eight hurdles until now, winning five of them whereas finished in third place once. There were only a couple of occasions, where he failed to make it to the top-three.
Compared to him, Ranjaan is lesser experienced and the bookies do not have high hopes from him. However, it will not be a clever idea to rule him out of contention completely, as he could end up surprising one and all.
The Paul Nicholls’ trainee will be chasing a hat-trick of victories today and his partner Ruby Walsh will definitely back him to do so.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are solely of the writer’s and do not reflect bettor.com’s official editorial policy.
Tags: