Valid Reason eying success in Sportingbet Intermediate Hurdle
Valid Reason will be looking to break the shackles by claiming the Sportingbet Intermediate Hurdle (Limited Handicap) (Registered As The Gerry Feilden Hurdle) (Listed) at Newbury in England on Thursday, November 29, 2012.
He has not managed to win any race this year and will be under some pressure at the moment. However, he has the potential to come out strongly and finish on top of the table once again.
Things will not be easy for the young runner, as the ground at Newbury has been affected by rain. This will make the conditions testing and all of the participants will have to put an extra effort in order to cover a total distance of 2 miles and 110 yards.
According to the organisers, the going is soft at the moment, but things could improve before the start of action at 15:15 GMT.
The class-1 contest has attracted a total of six runners and it will not be good if anyone of them withdraws because of the weather conditions. The one who finishes on top of the table will walk away with a cash prize of £19,933 in the end.
Lyvius has been given a general starting price of 11 to 4 by the bookmakers, as he has got a pretty decent record in races over hurdles. He likes running in this format and the punters will be interested in gambling a few bets on him today.
The four-year-old gelding will not be worried about the track conditions, as he has the ability to cope up with different circumstances.
He has appeared in four hurdles until now, winning two of them whereas finished as a runner up once. This goes onto show that he is capable of achieving a solid result for his team at this level.
However, he will be given a tough time by Valid Reason, who has also done pretty well in races over hurdles. He has been priced 11 to 2 and has got a decent chance of gaining the winning momentum.
The Dean Ivory’s trained gelding has earned a couple of victories in this format of racing and will look to add one more to that tally. He will be accompanied by seasoned jockey, Paul Moloney.
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