Article: Change of tactics pays off for lisheen storm ; Watering at Stafford Cross produced good ground in the main, and 54 runners contested the eight races before a large crowd.

Watering at Stafford Cross produced good ground in the main, and 54 runners contested the eight races before a large crowd.

Mixed Open (Axminster Carpets)

None of the six runners had managed to win an Open this season, and a change of tactics for Lisheen Storm, who was given a positive ride by Richard Woollacott, seemed to work wonders. After disputing the lead with Gudlage until the 15th, he was strongly pressed by the favourite Touch of Flame (Michael Miller), who looked the likely winner after the penultimate. The pair were almost level approaching the final fence, but Lisheen Storm responded bravely to Woollacott's driving and was always holding the upper hand on the long run in, going ...

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