Sizing Europe Horse Profile
Sizing Europe is one of the favourites due to race in the Queen Mother Champion Chase on the second day of the Cheltenham Festival. Sizing Europe is a ten-year-old Bay Gelding from the stables of Henry De Bromhead with the experience of running across six different years.
Sizing Europe has been a contender for the Queen Mother Champion Chase in the past and the horse have many assets which could prompt a lot of punters to put their money on this animal. However, Sizing Europe is the defending champion in this race which means there is going to be a lot of additional pressure this year.
Sizing Europe Statistics
Sizing Europe statistics show that the horse has raced in 28 career races producing 13 wins, six second place finishes and three third place finishes. Sizing Europe has shown remarkable consistency finishing outside the top three on only six occasions and there are many positives to take from this animal.
Sizing Europe statistics show a clear pattern of how the horse is best run by the jockey. The last few wins have all come in exactly the same style and the good news for all Sizing Europe fans is that the statistics do not show an over reliance on starting position or favourable ground.
Style of Sizing Europe
The style of Sizing Europe makes the horse a favourite for all Horse Racing Betting markets because the finish is very strong. The style of Sizing Europe shows that the horse likes to chase other horses and track the fast paced leaders before making a move inside the final stages of the race.
The style of Sizing Europe has stayed the same throughout the career of the horse. The first win for Sizing Europe came in October 2006 at Naas in a field of 28 runners where the horse won with this exact sort of racing style. It is also important to note that the animal is quite a large horse which makes the long distance racing style of Sizing Europe very natural owing to a better stamina.
Recent Form of Sizing Europe
The recent form of Sizing Europe has been very good and is the reason why this animal is the favourite for one of the biggest races at Cheltenham. The recent form of Sizing Europe shows that the horse had six races throughout 2011 which produced three first place finishes, two second place finishes and a third place finish.
The recent form of Sizing Europe at Cheltenham is equally impressive with back-to-back wins in the 2010 and 2011 Cheltenham Festivals, a poor result in the 2008 Champion Hurdle and another win at the course before that. It is important for Cheltenham betting punters to note that the poor result in the 2008 Champion Hurdle came when the horse was substantially under developed in a physical sense.
Key Assets of Sizing Europe
The key assets of Sizing Europe could form a very long list. The biggest assets the horse has are experience and consistency. Sizing Europe is not a horse that gets spooked by large crowds of spectators and the horse has raced well at big festivals in the recent past.
Jockey and trainer (A Lynch and H Bromhead) are key assets of Sizing Europe because they are a combination which has not changed during the career success of the horse. Lynch has been the jockey for the horse in 12 out of the last 13 races allowing him to develop a natural relationship with the animal. Bromhead has been the only trainer the horse has ever had.