Marsh gambles on Railway

Cambridge trainer Stephen Marsh is taking a punt with Barbaric on New Year’s Day.
“We’re going to run him in the Railway – they’re saying there might be a couple of showers so we’re going to roll the dice,” he said.
Drawn wide in barrier 14, Barbaric has won eight races, including two at Listed level, but he has yet to pay a dividend in three appearances at Ellerslie.

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