JUST MAYBE - A WINNER at KEMPTON
Just Maybe broke his maiden tag at the second time of asking at Kempton yesterday under a positive ride from Robert Winston. The plan had been to track the leaders but Robert said there was not enough pace and so he was more forward on him. Just Maybe had been green on his debut at Windsor but he was much better this time and had clearly learnt from the experience. He travelled well and was sent to the front with 2f to go and stuck his head out in game fashion. He has a bit of knee action and we went to Kempton as they had added wax to the surface and it was on the soft side of standard.
Looking around the parade ring before the race it looked as though there were four horses who could feature in the finish with Just Maybe one of them and it was great to see him get his head in front. He is a half brother to a fine race filly we trained, La Fortunata, and he has been a joy to train from day one. As with most 2yos he has had his small setbacks but he has the scope to improve and we look forward to seeing him progress on the racecourse.
The photo shows some of the winning connections with (from l to r) Dennis Cooper, Hugo (his lad), the jockey and Tony Wideson.
Looking around the parade ring before the race it looked as though there were four horses who could feature in the finish with Just Maybe one of them and it was great to see him get his head in front. He is a half brother to a fine race filly we trained, La Fortunata, and he has been a joy to train from day one. As with most 2yos he has had his small setbacks but he has the scope to improve and we look forward to seeing him progress on the racecourse.
The photo shows some of the winning connections with (from l to r) Dennis Cooper, Hugo (his lad), the jockey and Tony Wideson.
