CHELTENHAM & THIS WEEK
22 March 2012
I was happy with both runners at Cheltenham, the ground was plenty soft enough for the mare, The Strawberry One, although the race turned into a sprint which didn’t suit her and she jumped well. She has been dropped 4lb which will help her quest for the Mares Listed Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham in April.
Starluck ran a good race. It was unfortunate that there was a false start as Tom had him in a perfect position. He was unlucky to be behind a horse that did not want to jump off on the second start and found himself at the back with a wall of horses for the rest of the race. He ran on well and there will be another day.
This week On Borrowed Wings and Topolski run in competitive races at Newbury. Both horses seem well in themselves and will hopefully run well.