I thought Thyme Hill could have done with a run in January/February, even a romp over poor opposition.
It’s a tad long off for a Novice hurdler trying to win that Grade 1.
The trainer expressed concern about not running him often, and losing condition, after each of his 3 novice hurdle wins, so maybe he’s the type of horse that needs minding more than usual.
8 of the last 10 Bartlett winners had run during the calendar year, and the three in the photo with him had all ran in 2020.
Plus of course the twice he was squeezed up, (1) running at full pelt towards the last, and then (2) after the last, probably was the difference between him being involved in a 4-way photo rather than a length or so back.
It’s a tad long off for a Novice hurdler trying to win that Grade 1.
The trainer expressed concern about not running him often, and losing condition, after each of his 3 novice hurdle wins, so maybe he’s the type of horse that needs minding more than usual.
8 of the last 10 Bartlett winners had run during the calendar year, and the three in the photo with him had all ran in 2020.
Plus of course the twice he was squeezed up, (1) running at full pelt towards the last, and then (2) after the last, probably was the difference between him being involved in a 4-way photo rather than a length or so back.
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