SHARED ADVENTURE made a triumphant return to form on Gold Cup day when he won his second Grade -I Sandy Lane Spa Sprint Stakes and Trophy event over 1 100 metres on March 7.
That victory would certainly please his supporters after he had endured an 11-month hiatus from the winner’s enclosure. The H and M-owned horse made light work of his six opponents, some of whom had defeated him earlier in the year, running across the finish line a three lengths winner.
Because Shared Adventure had won that event back in 2013, much was anticipated in the clash with last year’s winner Vitality, whose form was identical to his. That clash never materialised as the latter finished at the rear.
Shared Adventure, considered the best horse in the country for some time won the Horse Of The Year titles in 2012 and 2013, but his hat-trick titles last year went to the new kid on the block Just A Fashion. (LY)
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