Messire Des Obeaux 31st December 2016 – Newbury – He travelled in a much smoother fashion than last time at Sandown. Maybe this was something to do with the lightning fast gallop set by the two outsiders. That said, although it did look especially quick it was in fact three seconds slower down the far side compared with the handicap hurdle over the same distance; by the winning line Messire Des Obeaux was about two seconds slower than Theligny whilst conceding 20lbs to that rival. On the balance of his latest two runs I would have thought that his trainer … Continued
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