It looks as if the ground was too soft for Red Not Blue at Newton Abbott on Saturday; he tried but just couldn’t go in the ground. As we were driving down it was raining a fair bit and with the watering as well that the course had done, it just went against us. It was a fiercely competitive race and I couldn’t believe how many good horses he was giving weight to. I was pleased to see Andrew take him wide and keep him out of trouble. I always say to my jockeys if things aren’t right to pull them up and there is always another day and Andrew did exactly that. The horse has come back fine and he was pleased to be back out in the paddock with the sun on his back on Sunday!
Mick Easterby:
It was great listening to the interviews with the Easterby brothers on Channel 4 at York last week. Both are very respected and it is well known that Mick Easterby is one of the shrewdest trainers in the country. His words were ‘horses would last a lot longer if you don’t put shoes on them’. I thought that was fabulous to hear and at least there is one person who understands what we are doing by training and running barefoot!
Hereford:
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