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Wonderful Wisty thrills crowds with dazzling display

Wisty: thrilled the bank holiday crowd with an exhibition round of jumping
Wisty: treated the bank holiday crowd to an exhibition round of jumpingCredit: John Grossick (racingpost.com/photos)

In the entertainment business, they say 'leave them wanting more'. As the track shut up shop for another year, the big bank holiday crowd will have left with the memory of a dazzling performance by Wisty in the 2m1½f handicap chase.

On the richest ever raceday staged in these parts, the dashing grey was very much the star turn as he pulverised his rivals from the front in the £20,000 contest, one of three Class 2 races on the card.

Henry Brooke has partnered plenty of winners here but not many have taken his breath away like Wisty.

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