Having spent the first two years of his career with Newmarket Racing Club trainer, Harry Eustace, Saachi, our handsome, late maturing 4yo, was placed a couple of times but, in truth, he never stopped growing. Now, in a slight departure from our usual routine we have taken the opportunity to re-route Saachi, to pursue a dual purpose career with one of our oldest friends in racing but, also, as he quickly proved over the most recent weekend, a proven trainer at the very highest level…
Ian Williams, whose experience ranges back as far as The Fellow, winning the Cheltenham Gold Cup when assistant to Francois Doumen and, once setting up on his own, has subsequently managed a feat unmatched by any current trainer in that he has trained a winner at every racecourse in Great Britain but, more to the point, Ian is regularly to be seen with multiple entries at all the big festivals.
Ian and ourselves go back a way and have a brilliant strike rate together. We have sent Ian three horses, over the years, who started life in Newmarket and needed a change of scenery and in each of those cases, Ian found the key and won with them. They included Joey Tribbiani, a four time chase winner with Ian, including at Aintree, Monica Geller who won a valuable handicap at Windsor, on their feature Winter Hill card, and Lemon Bridge, who won a valuable handicap hurdle at Stratford before a couple of staying races on the flat, including at the Dante meeting at York.
Saachi is a very similar sort to our own Joey Tribbiani, who had similar form on the flat to Saachi and while Ian’s most recent acquisition will seek to lose his maiden tag on the flat in the immediate future, he will be schooling him towards, ultimately, a chasing career but it wont be a surprise to see Ian pick up a flat race or two along the way.
Ian is delighted to renew our partnership and is excited by the prospect of going jumping with this giant of a horse but, significantly, having assessed his most recent form quipped “he’s not finished on the flat yet!” That indicates Ian’s clear and immediate intent to improve him on the level before embarking on what is expected to be a most exciting dual purpose career…
Ian’s first report is that Saachi “has settled in nicely and he did one canter up the hill this morning. He is a nice horse, clean winded, and very straightforward.”
We’re really looking forward to what is expected to be a fascinating and most exciting journey with Saachi and Ian…
There are a few shares available – don’t hesitate and join us for the best of both worlds!
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