Up Where He Belongs
Explosive performance from Trip To Heaven as he takes a step closer to Gr1 Cape Flying Championship glory
14th January 2017
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Explosive performance from Trip To Heaven as he takes a step closer to Gr1 Cape Flying Championship glory
“Trip To Heaven got a hefty penalty and went from a 109 to 115 after his Gr2 Joburg Spring Challenge win. So I decided to bypass the Charity Mile. My short-term plan is to run him in the Gr2 Merchants on Summer Cup Day and then look at a race like the Horse Chestnut in the medium term.”
Trip To Heaven was having only his eighth career outing in a field of seasoned campaigners and Tarry was quick to urge the handicapper to look at the performance in context – and against the background of some of his charge’s opponents possibly needing the outing
The Gr2 Diadem Stakes looked to be one of the sprint races of the year, but lost some lustre when Trip To Heaven was a forced scratching
Sean Tarry produces an exciting 3yo every weekend at the moment. He has another really promising sort in the Trippi colt Trip To Heaven who slammed his elders to scorch to his first stakes win on Summer Cup day
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