Why Bristol De Mai won’t be heading to Wetherby on Boxing Day
THE great grey Bristol De Mai is to swerve a Christmas date at Wetherby after sealing his third Betfair Chase success.
Having claimed Betfair Chase glory in 2017 and 2018, the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained horse won Haydock’s Grade One contest for a third time on Saturday.
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Hide AdIt leaves Daryl Jacob’s mount just one short of Kauto Star’s record-breaking four wins in Haydock’s celebrated chase.
Twiston-Davies did not make the trip to Haydock, but saidyesterday morning: “He’s come out of the race 100 per cent, no bother at all.
“I was very pleased and delighted with him.”
With connections deciding against entering for the King George VI Chase at Kempton, Anthony Bromley, racing manager to owners Simon Munir and Isaac Souede, raised Wetherby’s Rowland Meyrick Chase as a possible Boxing Day alternative.
However, Twiston-Davies confirmed he will go straight for the Cotswold Chase at Cheltenham at the end of January before either returning to Prestbury Park for the Gold Cup or heading to Aintree for the Grand National.
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