TITAN GODDESS - WINS at Chelmsford

Titan Goddess put in another strong performance and got up on the line at Chelmsford last night. Although a little slow away she was pushed up by jockey, Jim Crowley, to hold a position in midfield and this was probably was the crucial move of the race given how the race played out. We thought the joint favourite, Mach One, would try and make all as he was stepping back in trip and so it was important to be not too far off the lead. Oisin Murphy rode a canny race on Mach One by grabbing the lead but he slowed it down on the back straight and then didn't really pick up the pace until in the home straight. If he had kicked for home sooner he would probably have won the race but by delaying his run for home he allowed Titan Goddess to be close enough for Jim to galvanise her up the straight and just get up. However, that's racing as we all say and it could be argued if we had gone for home sooner at Yarmouth then Titan Goddess would have won the race there.
For some reason Titan Goddess enjoys this time of year and our best explanation is she comes into season very easily during the Spring and Summer months and doesn't always run her races. During the Autumn she stops her reproductive cycling and all of her energies are devoted to racing!
As one can imagine we were all thrilled with Titan Goddess's perfomance not least Brian Batchelor whose wife was one of the Partners in the syndicate and she sadly passed away earlier this month. She was a great supporter of the yard and it was great for her son Peter, and his granddaughters, to be at Chelmsford to cheer her on and witness the win. 
The photo shows delighted connections in the Winner's Enclosure: