Wavertree Boy spent his first season as a two year old with John Dunlop at Castle Stables in Arundel. During that first season he won on his second racecourse appearance over 7 furlongs at Salisbury, and from six outings at two, he was in the money on half of those occasions, not least a third placing in the Listed Zetland Stakes at Newmarket over a mile and a quarter on soft ground.
He then moved to David Elsworth at Whitsbury Stables in Hampshire for his three year old campaign. He was in the winner’s enclosure twice in succession, which earned him and the members a trip to Royal Ascot. While the ground there was too firm for him, he restored our faith when he was again placed third in a Listed race at Newmarket, this time the Bahrain Trophy, where he was beaten by David’s other very good young stayer Gold Medallist. His season to this point had been encouraging enough to deserve an entry in the St Leger at Doncaster, where whilst he ran unplaced, he by no means disgraced himself and gave the members a thoroughly memorable weekend.
Unfortunately, towards the end of his three-year-old year, he suffered a tendon injury, which necessitated a long period of rest and recuperation, which effectively ruled him out for the entire 2004 season.
In 2005 he has had only one run, at Taunton over hurdles, and while showing great promise on his National Hunt debut he once again hit the headlines, this time for a controversial 4th place rather than a win. Unfortunately he suffered a repetition of the tendon injury and is currently recuperating at the hydrotherapy centre at Lingfield. He seems to be responding well to treatment and is now being ridden again and it shouldn’t be too long before he returns to Whitsbury Stables.
Contact Anne Dixon on anne@wavertreeracing.com for further details.
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