THE NOVEMBER MEET I NG 13-15 NOVEMBER 2020
March. Punters who were there to witness the victory in a rainy and mud-splattered November may have backed the horse at The Festival™ when the mare went on to win the Arkle Chase for the team at a price of 16-1. Although March wasn’t as many had hoped for the popular JP McManus horse, Defi Du Seuil laid down his marker for the season in the Shloer Chase under Barry Geraghty. The pair justified their
bred dual Cheltenham Gold Cup winner Al Boum Photo. Charlie Deutsch said of the win: “He was brilliant and gave me a great spin. I rode one for Mr Clayeux here two years ago and he jumped brilliantly. I got a phone call off him last week and I just said, ‘Yes! Yes! Yes!’- I didn’t even know what it was. He gave me a great spin and these French horses jump so well. “It was a great buzz. I probably went
a bit overboard, but I was having a good time! You’ve got to enjoy it because you don’t know when you’ll get a winner round here next, and I had a dream run. Later in the day, the Arkle Trial lived up to its name as Put The Kettle On and Aidan Coleman came home in front for Irish trainer Henry de Bromhead. Beating hot favourite Al Dancer by a convincing two and a half lengths, the duo set the scene for how things could turn out in
YOU’VE GOT TO ENJOY IT BECAUSE YOU DON’T KNOW WHEN YOU’LL GET A WINNER ROUND HERE NEXT, AND I HAD A DREAM RUN
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