Discussiontofollow ASCOT WINNER

Discussiontofollow won the Totepool Heritage Handicap on Saturday at Ascot and the team were all thrilled to see DTF get his head in front having been unlucky at the Curragh two weeks previously. We felt the horse had come on for the run in Ireland but our confidence was dented when we saw his draw in stall 1. The pace looked to be with the high draws on the stands side and having seen our American Hope suffer from being drawn low we felt the same fate may beset DTF. Thus the plan was to track the pace and Shane Kelly, his jockey, jumped out the stalls moved left and was able to track the high drawn horses. These horses were not tight on the rail and so he did not have to come across too far. The horse traveled supremely well and he had horses to aim at at the 1f marker. Shane was able to hunt them down in the final furlong and hold on by a head from Millys Gift who had run up the middle of the track. We have always thought a lot of DTF and the plan is to go for the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood which looks the type of race to suit his running style.
The photo (thanks Julie) shows DTF in the WINNER'S ENCLOSURE and as you can see we were all absolutely thrilled with his win.