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Favourite stumbles but reels in Brussels and CoppullAppleby: ‘It was a great ride, just to stay on board’William Buick and Wise Approach almost parted company in the opening strides of the Group One Middle Park Stakes, but the 11-8 favourite survived his early stumble and then quickened impressively in the final quarter-mile to reel in Brussels and Coppull for a three-quarter length success.“I did say to William: ‘Put him there on the line today’,” said Charlie Appleby, Wise Approach’s trainer. “It was a great ride, just to stay on board, and thankfully he got back on an even keel. William said [beforehand] ‘I just want one clear shot at it’, and I was glad they raced where they did down the centre because it gave him every option.” Continue reading...