Four and counting
Posted on: 5th Aug 2014 by: McCalmont Bloodstock
Congratulations to The Pickford Hill Partnership and Ralph Beckett for winning with Crystal Lake (Verglas) at Windsor last night. The admirable grey was notching his fourth win of the 2014 season and could not have been more impressive, striding home to an easy four length win.
The field started racing from a fair way out in what was a fair handicap and progressive 3yo won with ease. Sat in second from an early stage, he never looked in any danger once sent to the front and galloped on strongly under stable jockey Jim Crowley. He can expect to find himself rated in the low to mid-90s following this and Ralph will likely try to get him out under a penalty.
Jim Crowley, rider of Crystal Lake: 'He was a bit unlucky over seven furlongs at Sandown last time in quite a tight race when he hit a couple of ridges. It was pretty simple stuff tonight. He´s very versatile, but a mile is clearly his best trip.'
Purchased for £20,000 (DBS '12) , from the exceptional nursery that is Charlie and Tracy Vigors' Hillwood Stud, we hope that Crystal Lake's his rich vein of form continues into the second half of the season.
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