No Hint of trouble – unless you saw behind the scenes

Hint Of Grey may have had a 'disastrous' journey up to Hexham but it did not stop her winning in styleCredit: John Grossick

She started 1-4 favourite and won by 18 lengths and the same. Simple, eh? Don't you believe it.

Any punter who made Hint Of Grey the banker in their Saturday afternoon Yankee was probably blissfully unaware of the effort that went into her novice hurdle victory.

First was her 256-mile trip from Newmarket in the teeth of the Friday afternoon traffic.

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David CarrReporter

Published on 13 May 2017inReports

Last updated 18:39, 13 May 2017

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