Andrews takes three
DARREN ANDREWS enjoyed a great day, scoring a treble, with the first victory coming in the maiden aboard Quintin’s Man, who is trained by John Heard. It was a first win for this five-yearold son of Schiaparelli.
“I rode him first time out and we pulled up three out. He then fell with another jockey next time, which I think made a man of him,” explained Darren. “His jumping was good today, but he’s a bit keen and stands at around 18hh – I schooled him round the first circuit and then he won it very nicely for a big, raw five-year-old.”
Darren’s next win came in the conditions (level three) with His
Own Star, making it three wins on the bounce for this Kapgarde five-year-old, who is trained by Stuart Sampson and owned by Ron Alford.
“We brought him over from France last summer, where he’d run a few times there and he has been fantastic,” said Darren. “If they all jumped and travelled like him, my job would be easy – he’s dynamite, and when I came back in from the race, I said I felt like I’d just had a ride on [Gold Cup winner] A Plus Tard!”
The third of Darren’s wins was on The Dartmoor Rose in the restricted.
“She’s had her ups and downs in her form in restricted races, but she’s always been going the right way and she’s very game,” Darren said of this nine-year-old, who is trained by Charlotte Rowe. “She stuck her neck out to the line where she hasn’t previously finished her races off before – Charlotte hunts her all season and schools her very well and she’s a good, fun pointer.”
Charlotte also trained Highland Legend to win the Jockey Club maiden for mares and fillies under Vinny Webster, while other winners included Ask The Lady in the hunt members’ ridden by Charlotte Summersby, in what was a walkover, Sykes under Darren Edwards in the mixed open and Footloose for ownertrainer-jockey Arron Butterfield in the intermediate.