Ambitious young trainer Keri Brion's American dream begins just before 2pm tomorrow. Her horse Winston C, shuttled across the Atlantic for a new adventure, goes on trial for the Cheltenham Festival.
In just a few minutes, the longshot may be jumping his way into the Champion Hurdle picture. "Cheltenham is on owner Ed Swyer's bucket list," said Brion, 29. "He wanted Winston C to travel over and after a few months of planning, here we are. "He is the right type of horse for the challenge.
He's a little firecracker." Admittedly few sparks fired in Winston C's first races for UK trainer Harry Fry. But hurdles were the making of the son of Rip Van Winkle in 2019 – and he rounded off the season with a fifth place in Grade 1 company at Aintree's
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