Tajneed becomes William Hill’s 10-1 favourite for the St Wilfrid Handicap
Since 1994, Great St .Wilfrid race is sponsored by Williamhill, which is held in UK's racecourse, Ripon in North Yorkshire.
The race is held every year in the month of August, over a distance of 6 furlongs, 1,207 meters.
The son of Indian Express, out of the Irish stallion, Alhaarth, is as less as 7-1 favorite, in the St Wilfrid Handicap, held on Saturday.
The eight-year-old bay gelding is 11-1 favourite by Bet365, and 10-1 for Williamhill and Bluesq while Skybet made Tajneed 8-1 favourite.
Owners, Alex Nicholls’s and Finola Devaney’s, stallion has 42 starts, with 6 wins, 8 second position, and 2 third positions.
Tajneed’s total earnings are £167,090 and £95,535 winnings.
Williamhill’s favourite is expected to win the second William Hill Great St Wilfrid Handicap.
The former winner of the race in 2010 was the eight-year-old Damika.
The chestnut gelding, trained by RM Whitaker, under jockey, M Stainton, won the Great St Wilfrid Handicap Stakes last year.
The four-year-old Pepper Lane has the same odds as Tajneed by Williamhill for Saturday’s race.
The daughter of Exceed And Excel out of Maid To Matter has 21 starts with 4 wins, 3 second positions, and 4 third positions, with total winnings of £18,854 and £27,673 career earnings.
On the 1st of August, 2011, Pepper Lane, won a purse of £6,616 under jockey Silvestre De Souza, in the Armstrong Memorial Handicap.
She raced on the right side of the edge, and kept all the other contenders under great pressure
There will be 50 horses racing for the prize money, including Waffle, a five-year-old chestnut gelding.
Owners, Laurence O'Kane’s and Paul Murphy's, Irish gelding, is a 12-1 favourite by Williamhill and Ladbrokes.
The daughter of Kheleyf out of Saphire is trained by David Barron and has 16 starts with 1 win, 6 second positions, and 1 third position. Her total earnings are £52,298.
The flat horse race St Wilfrid Handicap is scheduled on the 13th of August, 2011, at the Ripon racecourse.
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