Headly’s Bridge ran a cracker at
Wincanton on Saturday, getting beaten a length (with 10 lengths back to 3rd)
in a £10,000 class 3 handicap hurdle.
Just so unlucky to come across one better when so far clear of the rest.
The trouble is that the
handicapper is likely to penalise him as if he had won a race. Gerard Tumelty (who rode him) thought he
would improve for the run and we will just have to wait and see how much he
will go up in the ratings.
It was a real shame that his
owner, Penelope Bridel, wasn’t able to be there, although she was probably sat
on the beach in Tobago at the time – not a bad alternative although for once
the sun was shining on Wincanton! Her
daughter Jo and her friend Sue represented her.
We were very kindly entertained
all afternoon by the CGA, who sponsored the race as well. Carey Harrison-Allen was very generous and
it was a real shame not to win the race.
We had a wonderful afternoon, thank you CGA. The CGA had their horse running that afternoon, Aaim To Prosper,
at Ascot and ran an excellent race to finish 2nd so it was 2nd
all round!
We couldn’t have had a lovelier
afternoon, which was enjoyed by all. I
did say in my previous blog that we were looking forward to running the horses
so I hope you took the hint and were on Headly each way at 16-1!
Below are some videos of him
schooling the day before his run to get his eye in.
Headly's Bridge being schooled by Luke Kilgarriff
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