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Remarkable Valmy Baie gets up after blowing 14 seconds at start
Valmy Baie: won cosily in the end after forfeiting 14 seconds at start
The performance of the day came from Valmy Baie in the Open. In fact, you will hardly find a more remarkable display through the entire season since it looked for a while as if the David Christie-trained gelding was going to take no part.
I’ve taken a look at the video again and can confirm Barry O’Neill’s mount gave the opposition a head start of around 14 seconds.
He set off a distance behind. But once he got going, he absolutely took off, with the result he was in front by the eighth of 16 fences.
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