Shawhill in France

Shawhill did fantastically well in France on Tuesday to finish second in the listed race at Lion D'Angers. This is what his owner, Bert Black, had to say .....

"I’ve had an enormous number of second places this year, and there haven’t been many that I have been genuinely happy about. Shawhill’s courageous second place in France, clobbered close to the line with a decent gap back to third, is one I will remember affectionately for a long time.


Taking a horse abroad is not easy. We took Shawhill across on the overnight ferry on Sunday night - it was very hot and she lost a lot of weight. The whole trip was 17 hours, which is not pleasant for a horse. Despite this she ran a great race - she took up the running around 2 furlongs out and ran on, looking for a while as if she would hold on but being hauled in close to the line. The time was excellent. All this from a filly we claimed less than two months ago for £17k.


Great credit goes to Tom Dascombe, who trained and placed the horse, and Mick Stone who spotted her."