Trainer Sends Just One Horse On 444 Mile Round Trip To Kempton

Kempton (AW) - May 04 2021
Kempton (AW) 17:40
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George Bass

Risaalaat

J:
 
George Bass
T:
 
Mark Walford
Age: 5
Weight: 8-12
OR: 66
Days: 26

Trainer Mark Walford on Wednesday is looking to have a winner at Kempton on the flat, sending just one runner to the Surrey based track on the day, which sees the handler make a 444 mile round trip.

When we see trainers coming such a long way to just run the one horse we like to highlight it, as we believe they would not be coming all that way if it did not have a real chance.

The handler loves bringing his horses this far currently running at a strike rate of 17% this season having had four winners from his 24 runners.

The five year old Risaalaat loves coming to this track being a course and distance winner over seven furlongs just two starts ago.

She was bumped up 6lb for that win and also stepped up to mile last time out to finish a fair third, but dropping back to her optimal trip this evening off the same mark as her third, makes her an interesting runner at a nice each way price.

DateCourseDistanceTypeWeightPosition
24/07/21NCS8St/Slw9-07
07/07/21KEM8St/Slw9-56
21/06/21WOL8.5St9-65
08/06/21WET8GF8-135
29/05/21CAT7GS10-09