A Super Saturday of Firsts 09/05/21

A fantastic day of first was had yesterday. A first Double for AppleTree at Lingfield Park, including our first Listed Winner SHERBET LEMON. The day kicked off with a bang when INCHICORE (Galileo x Luas Line) trained by one of my old allies Alan King won the £20 Sports Welcome Offer At Novibet Handicap over 1m5f, bolting up by 6 lengths from stable companion Green Planet. INCHICORE loves that ground and looks like she is well capable of gaining black type in the near future and with her page is a great broodmare prospect.

It was a Saturday that kept on giving as INCHICORE’S success was immediately followed by our Archie Watson trained SHERBET LEMON ( Lemon Drop kid x Famous) winning the Novibet Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes (Listed Race) (Class 1) over an extended 1m3f from Roger Varian’s Save A Forrest. The result was a first listed win for AppleTree. Lemon as we call her will now go straight to Epsom for the Oaks. We hope our filly has a live each way chance as she stays well, handles all conditions and has shown she can deal with an undulating track. Win loose or draw at Epsom she is of great importance and holds great value as a future broodmare prospect.

I would also go as far to say that yesterdays racing was the best day I’ve Had since retiring from riding and AppleTree’s dream is very much alive.

Top: INCHICORE striding clear in the £20 Sports Welcome Offer At Novibet Handicap Lingfield Park to win by 6 lengths.

Bottom: SHERBET LEMON staying on strongly to win the Novibet Oaks Trial Fillies’ Stakes (Listed Race) Lingfie;d Park by 3/4 of a length.