Hurricane Fly out to dictate terms in Istabraq Festival Hurdle (Grade 1)
Hurricane Fly will be the one to beat in the Istabraq Festival Hurdle (Grade 1) at Leopardstown in Ireland on Saturday, December 29, 2012. There are just four other challengers up against him and none of them seems to be in a position to challenge him for
a victory.
The seasoned runner has got a fantastic record in this format and he has never dropped out of the top-three in such events. He has got a lot of experience and there will be no pressure on him at all.
Moreover, the ground conditions will also suit the Irish challenger, as there has been plenty of rain at Leopardstown, leaving the going soft. He has been in such situations before and still managed to succeed with ease.
Therefore, his team will be confident of a strong show today over 2 miles. The victorious stallion will be awarded a cash prize of €55,250 in the end. This will encourage everyone to push extremely hard from the start until the end.
The contestants will have to be extremely fit in order to complete today’s competition, which is going to start at 14:00 GMT. The spectators will really be looking forward to the start of action and will be hoping that rain stays away from the racecourse.
According to the bookmakers, no one is going to cause problems for Hurricane Fly, so he has been given a general starting price of 2 to 7. He will definitely get the attention of the punters, who will be looking to grab some easy money at the end of the
day.
It will be a huge gamble for anyone to place bets against the favourite gelding, who has been sensational in races over hurdles.
The W. P. Mullins’ trainee has appeared in 17 of such contests, winning 14 of them. This goes onto show that he does not really like settling for the second best.
Other than his victories, he has managed to finish as a runner up once whereas secured the third spot on a couple of times as well.
Montjeu’s son has been enjoying the partnership of veteran jockey, Ruby Walsh, in recent times, and will be hoping for yet another successful show under him.
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