William Muir Hails Breacher “The Best I’ve Ever Had” After Salisbury Debut Win | Racing TV

A jubilant William Muir hailed Breacher “the best I’ve ever had” following his successful debut in the opening race at Salisbury on Tuesday. The Lambourn handler has enjoyed plenty of good days over the years, having trained top-class sprinter Averti in the 1990s and more recently saddled the hugely popular Pyledriver to win the Coronation Cup, the King George and twice at Royal Ascot. It is seven years since the latter made a winning start to his career as a 50-1 shot for a Salisbury maiden – and after seeing Breacher (12-1) follow in his hoofprints by downing 4-6 favourite and Juddmonte blueblood Squadron, who is from the family of the great Dancing Brave, Muir could barely contain his excitement. “I came here thinking if the horses are not sick he would win and he did, so happy days,” he said. “He was entered at Sandown on Friday, but we said we’d come to Salisbury where Pyledriver won because it’s been a good track to me. I said ‘wherever he goes he’ll win, I don’t care what’s in it, if he’s right he wins’ – he’s the best I’ve ever had. “The horses have been out of form and it’s difficult because they have a clean scope, then you blood test them and they look all right and then you run them and they run very poor and the next day their bloods are all wrong, so it’s very hard to pinpoint the problem. “This horse a few days ago his bloods were good, but it reminded me of when I went with Averti first time. The horses had been out of form, Averti was going to Lingfield for the first Sunday racing ever and I said ‘if anything beats this I’ll have to pack up, because he’s a rocket’ and he duly flew clear. “This horse worked with Ebt’s Guard before he went to Royal Ascot off level weights and he went at least as good as him not better. He finished fourth in the Hunt Cup off a mark of 104 and was giving weight to the three horses that finished in front of him, so we knew he had talent.” #horseracing Must-see compilations and best bits ➡️ http://y2u.be/Kfl2CXtG6xA Greatest Hits! Some of our most amazing action ➡️ http://y2u.be/AfNpAewK4m4 Feature-length documentaries for racing lovers ➡️ http://y2u.be/xIprr1hNCeA Thrills, spills and funnies! ➡️ http://y2u.be/AHqOQUnNhXo Racing Greats ➡️ http://y2u.be/74MKoH7TLIE All the best Group One and Grade One action ➡️ http://y2u.be/mOq9ZgMn_ME Welcome to the official YouTube channel of Racing TV, the UK's leading horse racing channel showing live racing from the best racecourses in Great Britain and Ireland. Subscribe to Racing TV's free YouTube channel and get closer to the sport we all love. If you want to watch unmissable moments from the world of racing and exclusive interviews and highlights from our specialist shows then this is the place for you! https://bit.ly/2RHbyMa You can also find us on Sky 424 or Virgin Media 536 (411 in Ireland): https://t.co/xkJ0xBrDcm Also watch Racing TV at racingtv.com and via our iPhone, iPad and Android apps: https://t.co/CwcklwUMHs