Quote: from davidjohnson on 10:04 am on Jan. 8, 2007[br]We can now put Pass Me By alongside the likes of Jericho, Carribbean Cove, Sobers etc etc as horses that have improved since leaving Guesty.<br>
<br>…compared to Shannon’s Pride, Jodante, Time To Reflect, Gatorade, Ghadames, etc who enjoyed an upturn in fortunes under his trainership.
The recent exploits of Messrs Thorpe and Williams in particular have proven who the most prolific "Midas Touch" trainers in National Hunt racing really are, but it would be inaccurate to say there haven’t been a fair number of comparable success stories (at a variety of levels) emanating from Brancepeth. Not that his present string (by a long margin the worst it’s been quality-wise since the yard went public) offers much hope of many others in the same mould, though.
Jeremy<br>(graysonscolumn)<br>
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