PAT KEANE: A closed mouth catches no flies

English trainer Martyn Meade dodged a bullet when his Advertise landed last Sunday’s Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.

PAT KEANE: A closed mouth catches no flies
Sat, 18 Aug, 2018 - 01:00

English trainer Martyn Meade dodged a bullet when his Advertise landed last Sunday’s Group 1 Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh.

His comments leading into the contest were bordering on the ridiculous and there were those of us waiting in the long grass just bursting to send a volley in his direction.

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