26th Dec 2015 | Horse Racing
Swoop With Hawkesbury
Clocked a 33.6s final sectional at Kempton last winter, amongst the fastest ever recorded at the track.
Last year Charlie Appleby won the 1.35 Wolverhampton with the all-weather monster that was Pretend. His star sprinter is on the sidelines at the moment but Hawkesbury could prove an able deputy.
He first caught the eye when running a 33.6s final sectional at Kempton in January. Sub 34s sectionals at the track are rare and often caused by a slow early gallop but this wasn’t the case for Hawkesubry as the finishing speed was 105.6% of the average race speed; a steady gallop but by no means pedestrian.
The 3-year-old didn’t quite translate his talents onto turf but he ran with credit and took a small conditions event at Haydock.
It’s probably the case that he is a much better all-weather horse and he looks the value at 11/4 (BetVictor).
Odds correct at time of publishing: 06:35 26th Dec, 2015 but subject to change
