Sometimes you're left scratching your head by the handicapper's reaction to a win and I must admit that I was with regard to Tuesday's tip Millarville, who goes in the quinnbet.com Mares' Handicap Hurdle, the 15.30 at Newcastle.
Now officially trained by Harriet Graham and Gary Rutherford, for whom the ink is still drying on their joint names on the training licence, the nine-year-old is a consistent performer who got due reward for that last time.
Relishing the testing conditions at Kelso, travelled well, took it up two out and stretched clear to win by 15 lengths over two and a quarter miles. A 7lb rise looks fair for that effort and she may still be ahead of the handicapper.
So it's Millarville on Tuesday in the 15.30 at Newcastle.
