Raise Your Glass To Charles
Charles Lytton, the former Justin Snaith-trained son of teaser Thomas Crown, opened his Mauritius account on Saturday
20th August 2016
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Charles Lytton, the former Justin Snaith-trained son of teaser Thomas Crown, opened his Mauritius account on Saturday
Former Snaith feature winner Charles Lytton and CTS Million Dollar discard Forward Drive, are expected in Mauritius at the end of this month
Charles Lytton looks the obvious choice but those final nervous strides of his Listed Ibhayi Stakes win are still fresh in the mind – and are a niggle of concern
The 9 to 20 favourite was confidently ridden by the Freemanstallions-sponsored Richard Fourie but gave his supporters some heart-stopping moments in the final strides as he almost bungled what looked like a walk in the park at the 400m.
The Justin Snaith yard are slowly on the way back to their best. With a double at Fairview last Friday and another two winners at Kenilworth this past Saturday, it would make every sense to start including them
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction and the locally bred son of a teaser is proving the old adage that horses don’t know their price and can’t read their catalogue page
Cape racegoers of an older generation will remember the fine racemare Boland Pride, who counted what is now the Gr1 Cape Fillies Guineas amongst her eight victories
