'She hadn't just run well - she'd demolished the opposition'
Author and owner Tony Linnett on a great day at Nottingham with filly Free Love
In the follow-up to A Year of Free Love, author Tony Linnett charts the highs and lows of racehorse ownership – along with a self-publishing project – undertaken on the cheap. In the chapter Nottingham at the Double, Linnett recalls the filly's seasonal reappearance . . .
We awoke to sunshine. The apartments had a shared kitchen which was clean and reasonably well kitted out. Over a cup of tea, the three of us discussed how the betting market was shaping up.
Richard Hannon’s Enchanted Linda was well-supported and looked likely to start favourite, but after some initial money Phoenix Star was on the slide. Free Love was completely friendless and 25-1 was easy to get.
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