We had a very eventful day at Cheltenham with Red Not Blue running a personal best at the age of nine to finish a closing 2nd in the £16,000 Class 2 Handicap Hurdle after being off the course for 158 days. Another one who doesn’t wear shoes.
He is at his best on good ground and the rain came and turned it to soft so I thought our chance was gone, but I knew he wouldn’t come to any harm and that Andrew Thornton can take him round, look after him and probably finish out the back and the handicapper can drop him a few pounds! Luckily, as so often is the case the owners, The Plum Merchants tend to take no notice of me and all piled on at 40-1 each way and cleaned up – and the handicapper has put us up 2 lb to 132!
I was so proud of the horse and loved him for trying so hard. He and everyone involved deserve to win a big one like that – we got close and we are going to try and get closer in the coming weeks – I just wish he were 6!
Red Not Blue relaxing in the paddock
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