Steps to Freedom Horse Profile
Steps to Freedom is a five-year-old Bay Gelding trained in the stables of Mrs J Harrington. This horse has a relatively short career history but has already mixed the pace and dynamism of flat racing with the skill and difficulty of racing over jumps. The horse is due to appear as a main favourite at the Supreme Novices Hurdle at the 2012 Cheltenham Festival.
The Steps to Freedom horse profile shows many strengths with a couple of weaknesses. Consistency is everything to trainers who are willing to throw their prize horses in at the deep end for some of the most difficult races in the National Hunt calendar. The good news is that Steps to Freedom has a lot going for it.
Career Record of Steps to Freedom
The career record of Steps to Freedom started back in June 2010 when the horse won in a field of 13 runners over 16 furlongs. Steps to Freedom has raced four times on the flat; two wins and a second place finish and seven times over jumps; five wins including a win at Cheltenham in November 2011.
The career record of Steps to Freedom also shows that the horse is extremely experienced in middle distance races. There has only been a seven furlong variation in all of the races that Steps to Freedom has taken part in. the longest race has been 17 furlongs and the shortest race has been ten furlongs.
Assets of Steps to Freedom
One of the major assets of Steps to Freedom is the strong finish the horse has. The horse has a hold up style where the jockey purposefully keeps the horse towards the rear of the race before unleashing all of the power inside the final few furlongs. This works well for Steps to Freedom as the horse has routinely trumped other horses growing tired after a lengthy race.
Versatility is another of the assets of Steps to Freedom because there is no over reliance on getting a good start in a race. This is a horse that likes to run from the back so if the animal is slow out of the gates then the jockey can urge the horse on to get back into a good position. This is as opposed to a front runner that will struggle if not at the front from the very beginning of the race.
Betting on Steps to Freedom
Betting on steps to Freedom actually offers a decent level of value considering the impressive career history this horse has. The horse has only ever been odds on for a race once with the shortest price being 9/10 for the second carer race of the horse. Ironically this is one of the only races that Steps to Freedom hasn't finished because another horse clipped its heels and caused the jockey to fall.
Steps to Freedom is clearly a very strong contender in Supreme Novices Hurdle Betting 2012 so it is vital for punters to get their bets in as early as possible. The only way the price of this horse is going is shorter because slowly more money will be placed on the animal to win the race.