Mild and breezy down here on south Tyneside this afternoon. A tremendous effort from Kit in the Great North Run, completed in 1h 33.38mins despite being held up for over an hour at the start and hence meeting significant trouble in running – 1850th of the 60,000 runners. Slightly frustrating, I sense he may be back next year… (and if so inclined you can still donate to his chosen charity – The Injured Jockeys Fund – here)
The Red Arrows provided spectacular entertainment throughout the day
On to Perth tomorrow where I hope they have had a perfect drop of rain to make the ground ideal for our two runners, it is given as good at this stage. First up is Everyday Champagne in the 3.40, he can go very well over this course and distance, especially if he can use his jumping from the front. He’s a genuine horse and we are using a visor tomorrow just to focus his attention in the early stages – Bruce rides and 8 run.
Everyday Champagne
We run Artic Mann in the 4.40, he’s a course and distance winner who would run better on softer ground, hopefully he can give a good account with the benefit of Dom’s 10lb claim – 10 run
Artic Mann