Fergie’s Friend bowls ’em over
The 68-year-old missed out on seeing the seven-year-old land the Lexus Chase at Leopardstown in December after the race was rescheduled due to fog, but the Scotsman made the journey to Merseyside for this latest triumph.
Owned in partnership with Ged Mason, the Paul Nicholls-trained What A Friend provided Ferguson with his highest-profile jumps success when scoring under Ruby Walsh – and connections now have their sights set on the 2011 totesport Cheltenham Gold Cup.
