Top stayers re-oppose in field of 10 at Ascot. By Press Association Thursday 17 Dec 2020, 3:09 PM Dec 17th 2020, 3:09 PM 1,593 Views 2 Comments
PAISLEY PARK AND Thyme Hill have been declared among a field of 10 in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot – for round two of what could become a compelling rivalry.
Emma Lavelle’s Paisley Park was the pre-eminent force in the staying hurdle division for two seasons until the Cheltenham Festival in March when he could finish only seventh and was subsequently found to have a fibrillating heart.
With that problem solved, he made his reappearance at Newbury where he looked back to his normal self but could not quite reel in Philip Hobbs’ Thyme Hill, who was having his first run out of novice company.