Slippery Patch likely to win 80th Cesarewitch Final
Since June 2012, Slippery Patch has accomplished some classy feats that speak volumes of his inherent racing capabilities. From September 30 to October 13, the K. Hutton trained black and white dog marvellously won three big races in a row.
These stats show that the two-year-old veteran hound has enough potential to win the high-profile contest of the 80th Cesarewitch Final that will go down at Oxford racecourse on Saturday night.
Considering his epic track record, the bettors have picked him as the 6-4 joint favourite candidate along with Droopys Robles for this open race that contains £1000 in the prize purse.
Over the distance of 450 metres, the brilliant dog have to face some big racing guns after breaking from Trap 3. Winning the mega final game is a grand challenge, but he is determined to accomplish it convincingly.
The son of Top Honcho out of Steamy Windows went through some intensive training during the last week with a view to build up on the momentum produced by his classy hat-trick.
With the outset of July, Slippery Patch gained a lot of momentum that helped him win The Night Of The Stars Novice 750 by a narrow margin. That race took place at Shelbourne Park.
After finishing first in a T3 race by the huge margin of 7 ½ lengths, the skilled dog bagged the ace title of the Heat & Combustion Ltd Trophy - Div C by a neck’s margin.
There came a T2 victory to his way before he notched up top spot in the Superglass Trophy - 80th Cesarewitch - Heat 2 on October 13.
Despite all these factors, Slippery Patch will have to face a lot of resistance from Droopys Xavier who has a long list of podium finishes to his name.
The C. Gardiner trained black dog beautifully won Stadium Bookmakers Stayers on September 28 and went ahead to achieve the glorious title of the Ancon Cup - 80th Cesarewitch - Heat 3 on October 13.
The son of Ace Hi Rumble out of Droopys Darjina wills surly give a tough time to Slippery Patch. Thus, a neck-to-neck battle will be witnessed at Oxford. Let us enjoy it.
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