After losing out by a head in his two starts at Kempton this year, it was a relief when Icebuster got off the mark, this time by a head, when winning at Haydock on Saturday evening. The Iceman gelding was unlucky on both occasions, with the very steady pace on the AW proving his undoing. We decided to drop him back to ten furlongs, in the hope he would settle better off a stronger early gallop and everything worked out perfectly under replacement rider Danny Tudhope.
The handicapper hasn't been too kind, raising him six pounds to a mark of 86 for this narrow victory and he may make a quick reappearance at Newmarket on Saturday, where he is entered in a £45,000 1m1f Handicap. The straight track will be ideal and with Shahdaroba entered in the three-year-old sprint on the same day, it could be an exciting day for the yard.
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