Slavonic Lake wins in Wetherby at 40-1 price

Slavonic Lake defied relative hurdling inexperience and a price tag of 40-1 when taking the opening St. John Ambulance “Caring For Life” Handicap Hurdle at Wetherby.

Trained by Ian Wood and ridden by Keith Mercer, the three-year-old was taking on some more streetwise individuals on only his fourth start over timber.