Another impressive winner on the seven-event card at Tattersall’s Park today was the Christie Burt-trained The Welshman that was once prepared by Gary White who prepared Lord Ashfordly to win the opening race on the program.
Burt leases The Welshman and prepares the gelding at Brighton.
The Welshman put the writing on the wall with a game third in Launceston at his previous start.
Despite the courage he showed in placing in Launceston the gelding was sent around $12 chance.
The Welshman showed good early speed to lead and still held sway when the field turned for home.
He was challenged strongly in the home straight but the courageous three-year-old refused to wilt and went on to score comfortably from outsiders Princess Bombara and Sting’em.
Burt also had the honor of leading The Welshman back to thew unsaddling enclosure as she also is one of the clerks of course at Tattersall’s Park.
The Welshman was well ridden by apprentice Georgie Catania who is a close friend of Burt’s