Sam Thomas praises patient owners as Captain Wallace bolts up for the second time in four days
Sam Thomas praised his owners for their support throughout a "torrid" winter after Captain Wallace claimed his second wide-margin victory in the space of four days.
The South Glamorgan-based trainer said it had been a challenge to find good ground for the six-year-old, who followed up Friday’s ten-length success at Exeter when winning the 2m4½f handicap hurdle by 11 lengths.
Thomas said: "It's been a torrid time for everyone and all credit to Mark [Peart, owner] and owners across the board for all trainers, because they've had to stay patient and keep paying the fees for not a lot of action with horses who need better ground.
"It's been a tough winter for everyone involved and fingers crossed it's not something we'll see every year."
Captain Wallace enjoyed a runaway victory under Dylan Johnston and Thomas said: "He's a good-moving horse who wants a bit of better ground.
"He's got himself well handicapped through no fault of his own and he got stuck in the mud during the winter. He'll be a nice horse next season over fences."
Thomas has now won with four of the seven runners he has sent out in the past fortnight.
He added: "They're healthy and we have a few left to run for the week. We'll have one or two for the summer but it's nice to finish on a good note."
Impressive form
The new training partnership of Richard Newland and Jamie Insole had more cause for celebration after Taste The Fear completed an across-the-card 116-1 double in the 3m½f handicap chase.
The 8-1 shot denied the well-backed favourite Post Chaise and followed up the success of stablemate Amerigo Vespucci, who struck at 12-1 in the opening mile handicap at Yarmouth.
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Published on 23 April 2024inReports
Last updated 19:39, 23 April 2024
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