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Blowers, who is named after the legendary former cricket commentator Henry Blofeld, won a two-mile maiden hurdle at Exeter on Thursday after performing with little promise in a point-to-point Flat race and then pulling up in a Chepstow novices’ hurdle. Owned by Robert Pudd, who also trained Pyleigh Court to win a Leicester hunters’ chase in February, Blowers was in the care of Heidi McCreesh when making his racing debut at Larkhill in March, where he was sent off at 7/2, yet finished 59 lengths before the winner.
Moved to trainer Nigel Hawke, the five-year-old was 200/1 at Chepstow when ridden by amateur Ella Herbison, but 300/1 when teaming up with former point-to-point rider James Best to record his historic victory. He beat 11 rivals, with the 5/4 favourite On The Bayou held in second.
Speaking on the BBC Radio 4’s World At One Blofeld, 86, who became famous on Test Match Special for his Etonian accent and musings on the game – a common phrase was ‘My dear old thing’ – said: “I was extremely cross when my nephew rang and told me. If anyone had let me know it was running I must surely have had a tenner on. I’m feeling bereft and awful.
“I’m just off to Menorca for ten days and it would have paid for the holiday.
“I went to Royal Ascot as a young man, backed every horse Lester Piggott rode and won on nearly every race. I thought ‘this is a mug’s game’. About two months’ later my bank manager rang and said I’d better give it [gambling] up.
“I’m jolly glad Blowers won – it showed a good turn of Blofeld speed.”
Blofeld said that if told Blowers is running next time he will have to back it, but when asked if he would travel to view his namesake he said: “Not if it keeps running at Exeter. I live in Norfolk, and it’s a long way to go on my two sticks.”
Blowers was declared for a novices’ hurdle at Hereford tomorrow [Saturday], but has been withdrawn.
