Horse & Hound

Monkeying Around grows up

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Aston-le-Walls Elite, Northants

IZZY TAYLOR and Monkeying Around franked the form that put them at the head of Burnham Market’s four-star long last autumn with a win in advanced section A.

“He felt fantastic – he’s a better, stronger horse than he was last year,” said Izzy of the 10-year-old, who belongs to his rider and Mark Sartori.

“He just feels more grown up and is improving all the time. He’s still relatively young and every time we go out, it’s more exciting for when he runs at a big one.”

Everyone is finding making plans difficult this year when Covid-19, Brexit and the equine herpes virus are laying waste to so many dreams. But Izzy has Luhmühlen tentatively in mind for Monkeying Around’s five-star debut.

Izzy led throughout this section and, with a

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