Waiting Patiently can pay dividends for Ruth Jefferson in England’s final Grade One race before the Cheltenham FestivalIs it too much to ask that Ruth Jefferson might win a Grade One on the day after her father’s funeral? Those who watched Waiting Patiently (Ascot 3.35) hose up at Kempton final month will not contemplate so.
This magnificent animal,unbeaten in five over fences, has proved more than once that he belongs at this level, or notably when beating Politologue at Haydock a year ago. He was having just his second start since then,and his final for Malcolm Jefferson, when he hacked up by eight lengths at Kempton, and giving weight to the next two.
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Source: guardian.co.uk