Premier international victory

Having been in the winners enclosure with VENTURE at Kempton, it didn’t take long to get there again. This time it came from our first international runner. RICOCHET who had thus far not been able to show his full potential on the racetrack managed to make all under a great ride from Ioritz Mendizabal. He was sharply away from the gates and turning for home looked vulnerable on the front end. However he stuck on gamely.

‘This was a great success for the team as he has been a hard horse to get right. Thankfully it all came together at the right time and he also got claimed to a French trainer bringing home around E20,000 for his owners.’ BALGEES TIME ran in the race after and although she missed the break and ended up further back than ideal stuck on gamely to grab second in the closing stages. ‘She ran very well and proved she is in good form. I have another race lined up for her at Chantilly closer to Christmas. She has French Premiums and seems to enjoy her racing.’