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Having seen Shippy perform just okay during my race-reading stints at Hackwood Park this year and last, I hadn't see anything that would have presaged last night's win at Folkestone. Mind, Hackwood wouldn't be every horse's cup of tea, and the shorter trip at the Kent venue might also have helped.

Either way, very well done indeed to all concerned. Given that Shippy has been plying his trade over fences for a very long time now (I know Brendan won a Sedgefield chase with him when he was still four), it's a real tribute to Clare that the horse still retains all his enthusiasm for the game; and lowering the colours of Cape Stormer - who'll almost certainly find another small summer handicap or two when returned to Nick Gifford shortly, one would have thought - is no small feat, either.

Jeremy
(graysonscolumn)

<blockquote data-quote="graysonscolumn" data-source="post: 2107014" data-attributes="member: 65455">Having seen Shippy perform just okay during my race-reading stints at Hackwood Park this year and last, I hadn&#039;t see anything that would have presaged last night&#039;s win at Folkestone. Mind, Hackwood wouldn&#039;t be every horse&#039;s cup of tea, and the shorter trip at the Kent venue might also have helped.Either way, very well done indeed to all concerned. Given that Shippy has been plying his trade over fences for a very long time now (I know Brendan won a Sedgefield chase with him when he was still four), it&#039;s a real tribute to Clare that the horse still retains all his enthusiasm for the game; and lowering the colours of Cape Stormer - who&#039;ll almost certainly find another small summer handicap or two when returned to Nick Gifford shortly, one would have thought - is no small feat, either.Jeremy(graysonscolumn)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="graysonscolumn, post: 2107014, member: 65455"] Having seen Shippy perform just okay during my race-reading stints at Hackwood Park this year and last, I hadn't see anything that would have presaged last night's win at Folkestone. Mind, Hackwood wouldn't be every horse's cup of tea, and the shorter trip at the Kent venue might also have helped. Either way, very well done indeed to all concerned. Given that Shippy has been plying his trade over fences for a very long time now (I know Brendan won a Sedgefield chase with him when he was still four), it's a real tribute to Clare that the horse still retains all his enthusiasm for the game; and lowering the colours of Cape Stormer - who'll almost certainly find another small summer handicap or two when returned to Nick Gifford shortly, one would have thought - is no small feat, either. Jeremy (graysonscolumn) [/QUOTE]

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