Wonderful Wisty thrills crowds with dazzling display
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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