Horsford Leads Home 1-2

The rich vein of form at Pond House continued at Worcester last night as we saddled the first two home in the beginners' chase.  There were only four runners and their task was made considerably easier when the favourite fell at the sixth and the outsider of the field unseated rider at the same fence.  That left the race to Horsford and Raslan, although Horsford had the race in safe-keeping from some way out under champion jockey A P McCoy - I bet he had a shock when he looked round and all he could see was our other runner at a respectful distance.  Anyway, it was very nice for long-standing patron Brian Kilpatrick to have a winner (although he often takes money off of me in football bets!).  After A P had won aboard Horsford, he caught the riderless Grand Fella and took it back to the unsaddling enclosure - a nice piece of horsemanship.

Horsford wins at Worcester under A P McCoy

The rich vein of form at Pond House continued at Worcester last night as we saddled the first two home in the beginners' chase.  There were only four runners and their task was made considerably easier when the favourite fell at the sixth and the outsider of the field unseated rider at the same fence.  That left the race to Horsford and Raslan, although Horsford had the race in safe-keeping from some way out under champion jockey A P McCoy - I bet he had a shock when he looked round and all he could see was our other runner at a respectful distance.  Anyway, it was very nice for long-standing patron Brian Kilpatrick to have a winner (although he often takes money off of me in football bets!).  After A P had won aboard Horsford, he caught the riderless Grand Fella and took it back to the unsaddling enclosure - a nice piece of horsemanship.

Swing Bill ran yet another honest and genuine race to finish a close second (only beaten a neck) in the handicap chase - another ten yards and I think he would have won.  He was giving the winner, Invisible Man 5lbs and he deserves to win again before too long.