By Andrew Atkinson
Milton Harris trained fromthehorsesmouth.info headline tip Knight Salute obliged, when landing the Grade 2 Coral Adonis Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton Park on Saturday.
Four-year-old Knight Salute (15-8) under Paddy Brennan gained a 3 1/4 lengths win ahead of Teddy Blue (16-1) with Graystone (12-1) third.
“I was a little apprehensive – because these are good horses in here,” said Harris.
“He does as little as he can do – and he wins doesn’t he? They’re the best types to have,” said Harris.
“At Doncaster nothing was right for him, bad ground and he won. Cheltenham he won, here on a sharp track he’s won- so he’s pretty adaptable,” added Harris.
Knight Salute is priced at 12-1 for the Triumph Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March: “I don’t think there’s any other places to go. We’re going to be third or fourth favourite – but we’re unbeaten,” said Harris.
“The first three furlongs I was going as fast as I could possibly go,” said jockey Brennan.
“I probably got there a bit too soon – but it was a good performance – he’s all guts. He’s probably the quickest horse I’ve ever ridden over hurdles, he’s so accurate,” said Brennan.
“He’s small and he knows his limits – but if you time them from one side of a hurdle to the other it’s very quick.
“He stays very well and Cheltenham suits him. It’s obviously very competitive with Willie Mullins and Gordon Elliott – but you’ve got to turn up and you’ve got to perform and we know this lad will,” added Brennan.
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fromthehorsesmouth.info tip Knight Salute Kempton G2 win.
