Valley Lad seeking victory in K.P.M.G. Handicap Hurdle
Valley Lad will be looking for his first ever victory over hurdles by claiming the K.P.M.G. Handicap Hurdle at Ffos Las in England on Monday, December 17, 2012. He has been delivering some decent results in this format, but has not tasted success until now.
However, the young challenger from Ireland has got a solid chance of turning the tables, as his opponents are not in very good form at the moment. He will still have to bring out his best game in order to finish at the top of the table, as things are not
going to be that easy in the class-3 contest.
Stamina will be the key in the 2 mile, 4 furlong race, which is scheduled to kick off at 14:15 GMT. The winner will be awarded a cash prize of £4,549, thus every participant will push extremely hard to claim the top spot.
They will not find things to be easy though, as the ground has been badly affected by rain. The going has been described as heavy, which means that the contestants will be required to put in some extra effort to be competitive.
According to the bookmakers, the contest will not be a one sided one, as several runners have got a chance of finishing first. They will definitely make life difficult for each other and the spectators will enjoy such a situation more than anyone.
One of the top contenders for victory is Ski Sunday, who has been given a general starting price of 4 to 1. He will definitely get the attention of the punters, as he has got some useful experience of running in this format.
The Tim Vaughan’s trained gelding has appeared in 17 hurdles, winning three of them whereas finished as a runner up on the same number of times. He ended up in second place previously, thus his confidence level will be good right now.
On the other hand, Valley Lad will definitely enjoy running on a heavy ground at Ffos Las. He is an expert under these conditions and has got a solid chance of making his team proud under jockey, Aidan Coleman.
Although, the David Evans’ trainee has not won any race over hurdles, yet he has only dropped out of the top-three just once, which goes onto show that he is not going to give up easily.
Therefore, it will be ideal for the punters to risk the maximum number of bets on him, as he is going to trouble his opponents in the race.
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