Gordon Elliott’s star did not look herself as Bacardys sailed past on Sunday but we should see a better horse next month
Wow, talk about turning a drama into a crisis. Nothing could be more “ho hum” than a veteran jumper running a poor race on the first run back from a summer break in a race that hardly matters, so I thought defeat for Apple’s Jade at Navan on Sunday would be readily brushed off by connections, but instead there were hints that she might be nearing the end of her stellar career.
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Ruby Walsh on Apple's Jade
"She never looked in control of this race. More people might go to the Hatton's Grace because they know she is beatable"
Results ⏩ https://t.co/BnGTfBq5GU pic.twitter.com/Mt9MxWmvEf
Kempton 12.20 Painted Cliffs 12.55 Celtic Joy 1.30 Ofalltheginjoints 2.05 Commandant (nap) 2.40 Morning Vicar 3.15 The Kings Baby (nb) 3.50 Catch The Cuban
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