Journey north worthwhile as Newmarket's John Ryan claims first resumption winner

Catch My Breath charges to victory in the mile handicapCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

Newmarket trainer John Ryan was stopped in his tracks by racing's enforced shutdown and needed to take the high road to Scotland to get back motoring again.

Ryan registered a first winner of the delayed season when Catch My Breath made the 720-mile round trip worthwhile in the mile handicap.

The cancellation of racing due to Covid-19 could not have come at a worse time for Ryan as he had his 16-strong team flying high, with nine winners in the first two months of the year.

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Andrew DietzReporter

Published on 20 July 2020inReports

Last updated 17:58, 20 July 2020

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