OWNER Dr Jim Walker is due to arrive in the country this week from Hong Kong and regular readers of these notes will recall the significance of his presence.
Three times Dr Jim came across to watch his runners last year and on each occasion he witnessed a victory.
Admiral Dundas - at Lingfield and then at the July Course - got the job done before Wasp prevailed at a tasty price at Wolverhampton in October.
If recollection doesn’t deceive me, Dr Jim may have also have been in town a year earlier when his Troubadour delivered a 25/1 victory?
Anyway, suffice to say - in the unlikely event of anyone following this ‘system’ - those who have a quid on Dr Jim’s runners when he has been in the country will have returned a handsome profit.
That said, trainer William Jarvis is not altogether confident that the exceptional record will be enhanced this week.
West Kirk, an unraced son of Alhaarth, was due to take his bow at Southwell tomorrow, but a minor issue has meant connections are looking at a 7f maiden at Lingfield next Saturday as a possibility.
On the same day, Wasp is set to go to Wolves for an extended mile handicap - here‘s hoping William can work the oracle once more for Dr Jim!