FOUND AND KEPT AT LAST

Finally! Just when I thought that this horse was destined to go through this campaign winless, everything fell into place for him on Saturday and he showed what he is capable of doing.

FOUND AND KEPT only joined my stable this campaign and I have to say that taking a line through his work, there wasn't a lot to get excited about. It wasn't until we stepped him out onto the race track, that he began to show me the ability that his part owner Alistair Todd has kept telling me about. FOUND AND KEPT has been very consistent throughout this preparation however he has not enjoyed a great deal of luck. Even at his last start when he appeared to enjoy the run of the race, the horse was still caught flat footed when the feild sprinted just before the bend.

On Saturday, the race was run at a solid tempo from the get go and Jason Whiting was able to get a great suck into the race before unleashing a brilliant finish in the straight. It may not be the strongest feild ever assembled at Ascot however I have no doubt that this horse is capable of measuring up to better company with more experience and more maturity.

I would go as far as saying that with the improvement that I feel is still in the horse I expect to see him make a great provincial cup horse next season. The horse will have one more run, probably on Saturday week, before he has a short break.