F.a.o. Ken4155

[Buenchico]

Did you back it?



;-)

[Ken4155]

Chris, I wish! Couldn't have picked that one with a pin, though. In it's previous race, it was beaten 74 lengths when 4th of 6 in a class 3 at Newbury and had been rested for 61 days.
Many pilots would have given up the ghost on the first circuit but Charlie Deutsch persevered and was rewarded on the 25/1 winner.

[Buenchico]

The obvious follow-up question though is "Will you back it next time?"
;-)

[wolf63]

When something like that happens is it in the total control of the rider, he holds back and then makes a last-ditch bolt for the finishing line?

Or is it the horse that makes the decision?

[Ken4155]

Chris, it will probably be a short-priced fav NTO:-/

Wolf, horses are like human athletes. Some like to race up with the pace, others prefer to be 'held up' off the pace and to make their runs late on, weaving their way through 'beaten' horses. Once the trainer has his horse 'sussed' out, the riders are given orders on how to ride them.

However, in the case above, it did seem that Burrows Park was showing very little interest in proceedings and Charlie Deutsch was having some difficulty in keeping in touch with the field. As i said, some pilots would have pulled the horse up on the first circuit, but Deutsch persisted and was duly rewarded.

[wolf63]

Thank you, Ken. I am always wary of horses - they are huge and easily freaked out.