I went to see Chris at his Winchester base in August and we have kept in contact since then. I spoke with him yesterday afternoon when he kindly offered his thoughts on a few of his horses. Mellow Ben – He has always been a buzzy horse. He has taken me by surprise over fences. I don’t know how it has happened but he has done brilliantly. He won a solid enough race at Fontwell and the boys that ride him say he is a staying horse so maybe he will go for what was once called the Racing Post … Continued
