Making comparisons

WILLIAM FOX-PITT, who steered the original Chilli Morning (pictured, below right) to his greatest successes, rode Gemma’s clone, Quattro, in a demo at Burghley last year (pictured, top right). He said: “I don’t know him at all, but straight away I get a feeling of how well he has been trained compared to mine! He has a far better mouth – Chilli was always quite gobby and opinionated. He is in a lovely balance and is easy to ride. “He opens up so naturally, giving the feeling that he’ll gallop well. Chilli always had real ability to cover the ground. This one gives the same feeling, a real good gallop and go. He’s still a bit weak in his body and carriage, but I think when you get on a…

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Horse & Hound (Digital) - 1 Issue, 6-Mar-2025

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