FANTASTIC NEW YEAR: TITAN GODDESS WINS at Kempton
Titan Goddess got the New Year off to a fantastic start with an emphatic win at Kempton last night. We entered the horse as there were only 9 entries some 5 minutes before the closing at noon on Monday. When we looked at the entries it looked a competitive race but we knew TG was in good form and so we let her take her chance and we were so pleased we did.
We thought the long straight would suit TG and so it proved. A special mention must go to Nicola Currie who followed my instructions to the letter. We thought we might need the 5lbs claim of Nicola as TG was racing off a mark of 71 and was near the peak of her previous handicap mark of 73 but on the night it didn't matter as our horse ran a cracking race. It could be the favourite, Dance Teacher, did not run her race as she appeared to lose her action up the straight but one can't take anything away from the tenacity of our mare.
The photos show Kumbh Singh leading in the successful partnership of Titan Goddess and Nicola Currie followed by TG's owners in the Winner's Enclosure and then enjoying a celebratory drink in the Kempton's new hospitality box for winning connections. John Reid joined us for a drink as he is a jockey coach and has been helping Nicola with her race riding. He is clearly doing a good job!
Left to right: Peter Graham, Dennis Cooper, Titan Goddess, Kumbh Singh, Lindsay and Tony Basing, Ann Graham, Brian Batchelor and Milly & Ronnie Bright.
Photo courtesy of Ann Graham
We thought the long straight would suit TG and so it proved. A special mention must go to Nicola Currie who followed my instructions to the letter. We thought we might need the 5lbs claim of Nicola as TG was racing off a mark of 71 and was near the peak of her previous handicap mark of 73 but on the night it didn't matter as our horse ran a cracking race. It could be the favourite, Dance Teacher, did not run her race as she appeared to lose her action up the straight but one can't take anything away from the tenacity of our mare.
The photos show Kumbh Singh leading in the successful partnership of Titan Goddess and Nicola Currie followed by TG's owners in the Winner's Enclosure and then enjoying a celebratory drink in the Kempton's new hospitality box for winning connections. John Reid joined us for a drink as he is a jockey coach and has been helping Nicola with her race riding. He is clearly doing a good job!
