Sorry, James, but there's no way the start cost East India Dock the Triumph Hurdle
Trainer has taken a somewhat one-sided view of what transpired in the race
You won’t find many greater admirers of the hugely impressive James Owen than me, but I have to take issue with his comments last week that East India Dock would have won the Triumph Hurdle had the race started from the correct spot rather than around 75 yards further back.
For my sins, I have followed Purebred Arabian racing for some time, and Owen first came to my attention in that sphere when he was soon winning nearly every single race in which he had a runner. He has now progressed to training Group winners on the Flat and Graded winners over jumps, and as a trainer clearly going places it definitely won’t be long before he bags a really big race.
But perhaps it was because Owen was so confident the Triumph Hurdle would be that race that he has taken a somewhat one-sided view of what transpired.
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