According to his groom, Inglis Drever has got perfect manners and is one of the toughest, bravest and most popular hurdlers in training.
The nine-year-old bay gelding is by In The Wings, out of Cormorant Creek (by Gorytus). He was a 130,000-guinea yearling, and sold as a four-year-old for 110,000gns.
He won four times on the flat when trained by Sir Mark Prescott for Piers Pottinger and has won 12 times out of his 20 hurdle runs. Only twice has he finished worse than third, with one fourth and a fall to round off his career.
Inglis Drever’s big wins
- 2005 Commhoist Logistics Champion Hurdle Trial, Haydock
- 2005 Axminster Kingwell Hurdle, Wincanton
- 2005 Ladbrokes World Hurdle, Cheltenham
- 2005 John Smith’s Hurdle, Wetherby
- 2005 Ballymore Properties Long Distance Hurdle, Newbury
- 2006 VC Casino.com Long Distance Hurdle, Newbury
- 2007 Ladbrokes World Hurdle, Cheltenham
- 2007 Totesport.com Long Distance Hurdle, Newbury
- 2008 Byrne Group Cleeve Hurdle, Cheltenham
Read H&H’s racing interview in today’s magazine (14 February, ’08)
