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I felt sick beforehand but Glendevon made the nerves worthwhile
It is no secret that although we've been fortunate to send out many winners since we started training just over two years ago, we have been waiting to find a really good horse. They are desperately hard to find. I'm pleased to say we've found one.
Not many people will have been watching the second race at Kempton on Wednesday but I certainly was because I dashed from Tattersalls hoping to see Glendevon do something special for his owners Dave Campbell and Danny Waters in the novice race. He didn't let us down.
For the first time I have a horse being quoted by bookmakers for a Classic. Ladbrokes make Glendevon only a 20-1 chance for the 2,000 Guineas. That's pretty exciting.
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