Three way battle expected in Burts Hand Fried Potato Chips Novices´ Chase
A close battle between Mush Mir, Darna and Qaspal is expected in the Burts Hand Fried Potato Chips Novices´ Chase at Exeter in England on Tuesday, March 20, 2012. The winner of the class-3 race will be awarded with a cash prize of £6,498.
A total of seven runners will be seen in action in the 2 mile, 3 furlong and 110 yard event, which is scheduled to start at 3:30 GMT. The going will be good and the entries confirmed are as follows: Mush Mir, Darna, Qaspal, Nobunaga, How´s D Strawboss, The
Clyda Rover and Ronnie Ronalde.
Mush Mir has managed to win the confidence of the bookmakers, as he is a terrific runner. He has taken part in one chase race and emerged victorious in it. This shows that he is a quality performer and can handle pressure with ease.
The five-year-old gelding has not raced since December, 2011, thus he might be a touch rusty. The punters will still not be worried about that and will be placing a lot of bets in his favour.
Nicky Henderson’s trainee will be partnered by Jeremiah McGrath, who has managed to win four races while chasing. He has a decent strike rate and will be looking forward to deliver a strong result today.
The bookmakers have also given pretty decent odds to Qaspal, trained by Philip Hobbs. He is a very good performer and can challenge the best in the business, if he manages to get a clear run.
The eight-year-old gelding has not won any chase event until now and today will be a very good chance for him to break the shackles at Exeter today. Overall, he has entered a couple of such races, finishing third in one of them, which shows he has the potential
to fight for victories.
Qaspal will be partnered by veteran jockey, A. P McCoy, who has won 315 races while chasing.
Darna, trained by Kim Bailey, will also be the one to watch out for. He has participated in a couple of chase races, winning one of them. He will be ridden by seasoned jockey, Jason Maguire, who is one of the best in the business.
It will be a big surprise if one of the top three does not manage to win today’s race. They are very good runners and will not give an easy time to their opponents.
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