Darryll Holland has it cracked in Chester Vase
Riding at Chester can be something like a game of high-speed poker. Play the cards right and a rider scoops the pot but one false move and all a jockey is left holding is a busted flush.
The tight nature of the track means that each rider is looking for a chink of light between the front-runners and then has to choose the critical moment to make the right move. Darryll Holland got that right and Ted Spread kept his end of the deal for a battling victory in the MBNA Chester Vase.
Read the full story at: http://blogs.bettor.com/Darryll-Holland-has-it-cracked-in-Chester-Vase-a10825
Tags: Chester, Chester Vase, Chink Of Light, Critical Moment, Darryll Holland, Debussy, Horse Racing, Huxley Stakes, Icon Dream, Jamie Spencer, Mark Tompkins, Ted Spread, William Buick
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