‘He’s a super little winner’
Bury Farm Winter Classic, Bucks
A LIGHTER competition schedule over the past two months did nothing to curb Mark Edwards’ form – he claimed the grand prix and added a feature class at each strata at his first winter classic of 2022.
It was Marlene Edwards’ 11-year-old Flying Tinker II who topped the four-strong jump-off in the grand prix, stealing a 5.9sec headway from final draw with the quickest of two double clears. Phillip Miller and the nine-year-old stallion, Don Royale, were the only other combination to leave the fences standing around Phil Ashworth’s track.
Mark had entered three horses for the grand prix and had not expected the smaller gelding to
