Horse Racing: MATCH OF THE DAY; TRADING POST Parnassian vs Cleaver.(Sports)

From: The Racing Post (London, England) | Date: October 20, 2006 | Copyright information

Byline: Pietro Innocenzi

VERDICT An interesting match-up of mudlarks, pitting a horse who comes into his own at this time of year against a talented 'character'. The former, Parnassian, still looks well handicapped despite having gone up 7lb for an easy success at Windsor last time. He won in heavy ground off today's mark last November and I'd be surprised if connections didn...

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