Scarlet Prince looking for a competitive run in Laurie Baker 60th Birthday Handicap
Scarlet Prince will be looking forward to a competitive run in the Laurie Baker 60th Birthday Handicap at Pontefract in England on Monday, October 8, 2012. There will be some strong challengers up against him, which will make things somewhat difficult for him in the class-5 encounter.
A total of 12 runners will be eying glory in the 1 mile, 4 furlong and 8 yard event, which is scheduled to start at 16:40 GMT. They will have to deal with good to soft track conditions, as rain has affected the ground to some extent. However, that will not be a major issue and everyone will be focussed on winning the prize money of £2,264 at the end of the day.
Looking at the pedigree of Stunning View, the bookmakers believe that she will be able to cause a lot of problems for her rivals in the race. She has been rated as the favourite to succeed, despite the fact that she has never been able to win even a single event in her career until now.
This will definitely discourage the punters from risking money in favour of the John Gosden’s trainee and she will have to produce something special in order to meet the expectations of her fans.
The three-year-old filly has appeared in three races until now and the best she could manage was a third place finish. This performance came in her most recent outing, thus her confidence level will be good. However, the conditions were normal back then and she might struggle with the wet track at Pontefract.
On the other hand, Scarlet Prince has the ability to cope up with such circumstances and he will definitely get the attention of the bettors. He has been running for over a year now and will be fully aware of how to handle pressure at this level.
The three-year-old gelding struggled during his debut season in 2011 and looked all at sea during his first few races. However, he got better with the passage of time and has been consistently doing well this year.
The Tony Coyle’s trained runner is carrying a pretty decent momentum right now, as he finished third in his previous outing. He also brought up the second win of his career during his penultimate race under Shane B. Kelly, who will once again be partnering him today.
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