Mount Racing Club On a cold Thursday afternoon The Mount Racing Club travelled down to Dunstall Park Racecourse at Wolverhampton for the last race on the card a 1m4f handicap. Hopes were high that their versatile 3yo star Valantino Oyster could follow on from his impressive debut the week before where he finished 3rd and maybe this time fare even better. Sent off favourite at odds of 6/4 he travelled nicely throughout and as they turned for home it became clear that he was the only horse that was to throw down a challenge to the long time leader Port Hill. Under a determined drive from jockey Paddy Donaghy he began to claw back the leader and as the post loomed he drew along side until neck and neck they flashed past the judge together. It was a nail biting few minutes for all the Mount Racing Club members who were trackside but unfortunately the outcome of the photo finish went against us and Valantino was beaten by the shortest of short heads. This was another solid run from Valantino Oyster and one that suggests next time out it could be his turn for winning. To date Valantino Oyster has won twice on the Turf, finished 2nd and 3rd on the All Weather and 3rd over Hurdles behind a very decent Tim Vaughn horse called Architrave. His next assignment will probably be back at Wolverhampton in the New Year where we hope to be gracing the Winners enclosure once again. Then he will
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be given a short break to freshen him up before resuming his Hurdling career in the Spring. The idea to purchase this versatile horse from the powerful Howard Johnson’s yard in summer certainly has proved to be a good one and whatever code of Racing he takes in we can certainly see him winning a lot more races for us. There are still a few shares left in him and anyone interested in getting involved or visiting the stables in Middleham can contact Geoff 07852 153969 or Andy 07940 202312 for further info. Alternatively you can visit our website www.themountracingclub
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