Talking Horses: no surprise as Sir Graham Wylie takes racing break


The owner, whose silks were made famous by Tidal Bay and Inglis Drever, has only had a handful of recent runners

It is no great surprise to read that Sir Graham Wylie has decided to take a break from racehorse ownership. There was a time when his colours could be relied upon to show up on jump racing’s biggest day but the software millionaire had just one runner in Britain last season, when Yorkhill started at 25-1 in the Ladbrokes Trophy at Newbury in November and made little impact before falling at the fourth-last.

It’s almost a year since the last winner in his black and beige silks, also Yorkhill at last summer’s Galway festival. He had a couple of other high-class animals running in Ireland, in Bellshill and Voix Du Reve, but has seemed to be winding down for some time.

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Market Rasen 12.00 Sangha River 12.35 Lleyton 1.10 Iconic Hero (nap) 1.40 Coup De Pinceau 2.10 Craigmor 2.40 Meep Meep 3.10 Ever So Much 3.40 Ultimate Getaway

Ayr 12.45 Mecca's Hot Steps 1.20 Captain Magnum 1.50 Prissy Missy 2.20 Angels Faces 2.50 Chase The Dollar 3.20 Aliento 3.50 Dreamseller 4.20 Returnofthemac 4.50 Nataleena

Windsor 4.30 Fairy Dust 5.00 Theotherside 5.30 Kodiellen 6.00 Grande Rumore (nb) 6.30 Kettle Hill 7.00 Grandfather Tom 7.30 Hold Fast 8.00 Jen's Fella 8.30 Caribeno

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