It’s been great to have a variety of winners over the past fortnight via the efforts of Awj, Ziggy’s Dream, and most recently Swatch this weekend.
Awj went over to Saint-Cloud, France for a pretty valuable claimer and took apart a field of mostly newcomers under Mickael Barzalona. She is speedy and early and having shown promise on her debut she was sent off favourite, and though confident she would be sharper than these I’m not sure any of us expected her to win in the manner she did! She was claimed and stays in France, and she is unlikely to be the last we take over there in the near future.
Though not winning Naana’s Diamond showed plenty on her debut up at Thirsk behind a seemingly well-regarded winner of Karl Burke’s. The pair came clear of a well-backed one in third and with ours almost all needing the run it was a very pleasing first experience. She is the first to run in the colours of new owner John Hall, and we were delighted she could run so well for him with family and friends there trackside to see it.
