It would appear that I’ve manage to encounter another run of near misses…
Hot on the heals of Toby Belch on Tuesday, Tim the Chair also managed to rattle the woodwork this afternoon.
Unlike Toby, he finished third, rather than second, but the total margin of defeat, was about a neck…
I might all have been different if he had pinged the last, but unfortunately, he was a bit scratchy at it and the loss in momentum probably cost him the race.
To add insult to injury, it was Inga Bird who managed to hold him off, under a fine front running ride from Richard Johnson.
The winner probably deserved the victory as he was brave and bold up front, but I would have little hesitation in backing Tim the Chair to turn around the form – even under the same weight – if they were to meet again on a more galloping track.
The relatively sharp course suited Inga Bird well – whereas Tim he Chair struggled to lay up. It was therefore to he credit that he managed to get so close to winning. He’s is clearly a chaser of some ability and potential.
The later race on the card was also won by the Daley/Johnson combination – via Artic Ben – this time under an even better Johnson front running ride.
He grasped the race at the first fence and never really looked like getting beaten.
Reginaldinho ran a fair race until he fell at the last – whilst Ockey De Neulliac was always much too far out of his ground, considering how the race unfolded. His run can be safely ignored…
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