PEOPLE talk about horses being laid out for Galway but that was not the case with Saltonstall. He finished third on Champions Weekend last year and was fourth in the Irish Lincoln this year.

With no owners allowed go racing at the moment, there was no plan to aim for Galway but he had to take his chance after winning the race a year ago. As Ado said after the race, the horse did not work well during the week and, after freshening him on the beach, we took a chance with him.