Sunday 1 April 2012

50/1 Opener!


Punters will be hoping the 50-1 victory of Norse Blues in the William Hill Spring Mile at Doncaster is not a sign of things to come for the rest of the Flat season.

The traditional turf season curtain-raiser looked competitive on paper, but the massive Tote return of £106 on the winner told the story of just how difficult he was to find.

Sylvester Kirk's four-year-old was never far away from a strong gallop and when former champion apprentice Lee Newman made a bold move two furlongs out, he could not be caught. Kyllachy Star made late ground for second, a length and three-quarters away.