Middleham trainer who’s never had a runner at the Cheltenham Festival now finds himself with the favourite for a Grade One there
When Sam Spinner lines up for the Stayers’ Hurdle in a couple of months’ time, a race for which he is currently the clear favourite, he will be Jedd O’Keeffe’s very first runner at the Cheltenham Festival. It’s a fact that illustrates just how unlikely the Sam Spinner story is, a top-class racehorse landing in the laps of a low-profile outfit who paid just £12,000 for him less than three years ago.
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Wetherby: 12.40 Aardwolf, 1.15 Pennywell, 1.50 Very First Time, 2.25 Jammin Masters, 2.55 Joseph Mercer, 3.25 Up To No Good.
Southwell: 12.55 Magic Pulse, 1.30 Heather Lark, 2.05 Aiya (nb), 2.40 Ghaseedah (nap), 3.10 Declamation, 3.40 Alternate Route.
Kempton: 5.45 Inuk, 6.15 Mistry, 6.45 Deer Song, 7.15 Night Of Glory, 7.45 Erinyes, 8.15 Temeraire, 8.45 Happy Escape.