Don't Tell Mary
Keith Trowbridge's 2yo filly Don't Tell Mary won the maiden at Bath last evening on her debut beating the odds-on favourite in the process.
This victory made several people very happy including Keith and his wife Mary (who, clearly, had found out) together with their two sons, daughter, daughter-in-law and friends of the family who were all present to greet their filly in the winner's enclosure and exhaust the supply of champagne in the hospitality lounge.
Paul Makin, the owner of Starcraft, a first-season sire, was reported to have been deliriously excited for his horse to sire a winner with his first runner.
Tom was more than a little excited as Don't Tell Mary was his 100th winner on the flat. (He had passed the 100 winner mark, overall, with the success of Gross Prophet on 5th May, but that score included three National Hunt winners)
Labels: Don't Tell Mary, Gross Prophet, Starcraft
posted by Tom Dascombe at 12:31 PM
1 Comments:
I thought Don't Tell Mary was very impressive in the Hilary Needler at Beverley on Wednesday evening. She must hold a decent chance now in the Queen Mary at Royal Ascot. It's very exciting that she has shown such terrific speed early in her career, considering that she is bred to get a mile in time. Her sire Starcraft was champion older miler (and also won over 12f in the Southern Hemisphere). Her dam Only In Dreams won over 7f (in soft ground) as a juvenile. Don't Tell Mary is a half-sister to the very useful pair Cape Fear (best performance when close 2nd in listed 7f race) and Exceptional Art (a recent winner over 7f on heavy ground), and she is also half-sister to a minor winner over a mile and a winning hurdler! Do you think she will get a mile next year, or do you see her sticking to sprint trips?
8:47 PM
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