Themilanhorse favourite for Worthington´s Novices´ Hurdle
Themilanhorse has been rated as favourite for the Worthington´s Novices´ Hurdle at Exeter in England on Tuesday, April 17, 2012. The winner of the class-4 event will be awarded a cash prize of £2,599.
A total of 10 runners will be seen in action in the 2 mile, 7 furlong and 110 yard race, which is scheduled to start at 14:30 GMT, and their names are as follows: Themilanhorse, Ballyboker Boy, Storm Shadow, Madam Noso, Tiquer, Barry The Barber, Moscow
In April, Sovereigns Legacy, Lager An Lime and Percy Lewis.
The stamina of all runners will be tested today, as the overall distance to cover is quite long. Due to this, the bookies have given the best odds to Themilanhorse, who likes the longer distance races.
The six-year-old gelding has participated in four hurdles until now, winning three of them. In addition to that, he has secured a third place finish once, which means that there was no occasion, where he dropped out of the top three. This is quite
an impressive thing, thus the punters will definitely be placing a lot of bets in his favour.
Importantly, the Paul Nicholls’ trainee has been in great form recently, as he managed to win his previous three races comfortably. He is carrying very good momentum right now and it will be quite hard for the rest of the runners to match him today.
Themilanhorse will be ridden by Harry Derham, who has won nine hurdles overall at a very impressive strike rate. He is a consistent performer and has the potential of becoming one of the best in the business.
Other than the race favourite, Ballyboker Boy will also be a force to reckon in the race at Exeter. He does not have a lot of experience, as he has entered just a couple of hurdles until now. His recent form has also been unimpressive, thus the bettors
might not be risking a lot of money in his favour.
The eight-year-old gelding will be partnered by Sam Twiston-Davies, who has enjoyed some success in his career, but needs to be more consistent.
Overall, Themilanhorse seems to have the best chances of winning the Worthington´s Novices´ Hurdle, as the rest of the participants are not in good form.
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