Luke Kilgarriff

                Well another of our riders does well!  Luke finished 2^nd on Wednesday on Best Bette at Southwell, to Tony McCoy who won on Wild Rhubarb.  A few months ago I phoned the trainer Clarissa Caroe to see if Luke could ride one for her, to no avail a couple of months back, but a while later she didn’t forget and asked Luke to ride Best Bette at Stratford in a Hunter Chase.  The horse ran well and she was pleased with the performance so he kept the ride.  On Wednesday he rode a very good race and looked like winning at one stage but Wild Rhubarb was just that bit better under Tony McCoy. 

                We shall sit down and have a look at the race and see if there is anything that can be improved.  We discussed a lot about when he rode the horse at Stratford and there is no doubt that Luke has been thinking about it and putting the thoughts into action.  The horse is a real tryer and jumps well so he is very lucky to have the ride and it is just what he wants – having this will improve his confidence no end.  Well-done Luke.

                I used to ride for Clarissa many years ago and she is a really lovely lady and was great to ride for.  She also appeared on Mastermind a few years back now and I seem to remember she didn’t do too badly; very unusual for a racehorse trainer to be such an intellect!

Luke Kilgarriff on the yard