The huge success story of Glen Shiel continues apace with the bargain £45,000 acquisition now firmly established as a Group 1 performer.
Glen Shiel has brough some dreams to life for his horse racing syndicate and represented them with distinction again at Royal Ascot, finishing runner-up in the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes.
Racehorse ownership is all about living the racing dream. The racing dream doesn’t come much bigger than the Group 1 Diamond Jubilee at Royal Ascot, one of the biggest races of the summer.
Glen Shiel a tough Group 1 performer for Hambleton Racing
The teak-tough sprinter’s owners found themselves living the dream again on Saturday, very much on centre stage, bang amongst the action on the same stage as the Queen no less.
Owners were tremendously well looked after by Ascot and enjoyed a fantastic afternoon at one of, if not the, best race meetings in the world.
Champions Sprint winner back to best for Archie Watson
We believe that working with our top trainers it’s perfectly possible to compete in good races with intelligently bought bloodstock. £45,000 recruit Glen Shiel is very much a case in point.
The seven-year-old famously won the Champions Sprint last October in typically game fashion, giving his owners a day they’ll never forget.
Fast forward nine months and Glen and his horse racing syndicate returned to Royal Ascot hoping to see their star put up another massive performance.
Incredible race days like these are what make syndicate ownership so special, and the results we’ve achieved on such days for owners who’ve chosen to buy shares wish us help explain why Hambleton Racing has become such a popular horse racing syndicate.
Hollie Doyle gives Glen Sheil another great ride
Trained brilliantly by Archie Watson, Glen Shiel ran as well as he ever has done, finishing runner-up in the Group 1 contest under a beaming Hollie Doyle, who gave Glen a copybook ride as ever after giving a positive update about him in her Sky Sports Racing blog.
Glen received a terrific ovation from his owners as he was led into the winners’ enclosure under Archie’s watchful eye, showing just what it meant to everyone involved.
The son of Pivotal has now won over £400,000 for his owners and is all set to take in some massive Group 1s for the rest of the year.
His horse racing syndicate are living the racing dream with him and can hopefully enjoy many more memorable days this year with their top-class racehorse.
