Crick cracker for King
Few trainers finished 2007 in the same fine form as Alan King, so it was hardly surprising to see that man on the mark with Oh Crick in the Club 16-24 Annual Big Bash “National Hunt” Novices’ Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.
The race looked certain to feature Milan Deux Mille, whose much higher chase rating could not be taken into account, but when that one came off the bridle the ball was firmly in Oh Crick (4-1) and Robert Thornton’s court.
At the line they had pulled a length and a half clear of the staying-on Top Ram, with long-time leader Petrovka back in third.
King, who has no immediate plans for his winner, said: “Anthony Bromley bought him. He maintains that he’s a horrible colour but apart from that he’s a nice horse.”
