Valdaw - A WINNER

Valdaw won the first race of his career at Kempton yesterday. He had been running consistently but also ran into a couple of improving types. He was given a good ride by Eddie Ahern who was always tracking the early pace and sent Valdaw for home in the straight.
He was also our first winner of 2013 having had a number of second placed efforts from Chapter and Verse and Princess Cammie.
The photograph shows Valdaw in the Winner's enclosure with his jockey together with Heidi, who looks after him, and Denise Murphy representing the owner, David Spratt, who was not able to attend.