A thrilling victory
King Harald had finished second to top novice chaser Ollie Magern previously but as he was consistently improving under Mark’s careful guidance, we went to Cheltenham with hopes for a first festival win. The horse was confident, in fantastic form and he went to the start with a spring in his step. From the moment the flag was raised, he took up the running. It was a flawless round of jumping until he was challenged at the last. He made a heat-stopping mistake and his jockey Matty Bachelor lost a stirrup as a result. Matty kicked the other foot out and rode for his life up the long Cheltenham hill without stirrups. It was thrilling to watch!
King Harald, who won over £106,000 during his career is now retired from racing and spends his days munching on grass and galloping around the fields in the sun, remembering his victories.
