It
was great to see Kavanaghs Corner win at Exeter
the other day. He certainly deserved to win after becoming very consistent
having finished 4th, 2nd and 2nd in his most
recent runs. Casey (as he is known at
home) loves heavy ground and I was so pleased driving down to Exeter to see it was raining. In fact it rained all day and there was also
the mist from the sea – it might have been miserable to most but there was no
one happier than me!
When
I walked the track before his race I was glad to see how deep they were going
in. I felt we had a great chance especially if jockey, Conor Shoemark, could
keep a head on the horse’s exuberance, especially going down the hill. Casey was quite keen as they didn’t go very
quick, Conor had quite a job on his hands to settle him and keep him behind as
he kept making up ground at his fences. Finally he let him have his head a bit
towards the end of the back straight and he was always going the best. Well done Conor.
Casey
has come out of the race in super form, I really think we will see him improve
significantly and he is worth following.
He feels loads better than before; it’s all about confidence with him. The handicapper has put him up 9lbs but I
feel he is way better than that still.
Casey races and trains without shoes.
