Arkle favourite canters home at Doncaster. By Press Association Saturday 30 Jan 2021, 3:39 PM Jan 30th 2021, 1:58 PM 2,809 Views 2 Comments
Shishkin ridden by Nico de Boinville on their way to winning
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SHISHKIN DELIVERED ANOTHER supreme display in the Irish Thoroughbred Marketing Lightning Novices’ Chase at Doncaster.
With Cheddleton a late absentee, only four went to post for the Grade Two and Nico de Boinville settled the 1-7 favourite in third.
Eldorado Allen and Est Illic set a decent tempo in the testing ground before Est Illic found it too much with half a mile to run.
De Boinville just had to niggle on the Nicky Henderson-trained market leader, but he joined Eldorado Allen at the fourth last and the race was soon over.
Seven Barrows trainer Nicky Henderson announces the retirement of Cheltenham Festival winner Might Bite
The 12-year-old won four Grade 1 races with prize money earnings of £600,000
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LAMBOURN trainer Nicky Henderson has announced that RSA Chase winner Might Bite will be retiring as a race horse.
The 12-year-old won a total of 10 races, which included four Group 1s, and collected just over £600,000 in prize money.
He won at incredible RSA Chase race at the Cheltenham Festival in 2017 - a performance that will live long in the memory of racing fans after a dramatic conclusion.
Might Bite, ridden by Nico de Boinville, cleared the final fence before appearing to pull wide towards the stand.
Top stayers re-oppose in field of 10 at Ascot. By Press Association Thursday 17 Dec 2020, 3:09 PM Dec 17th 2020, 3:09 PM 1,593 Views 2 Comments
PAISLEY PARK AND Thyme Hill have been declared among a field of 10 in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot – for round two of what could become a compelling rivalry.
Emma Lavelle’s Paisley Park was the pre-eminent force in the staying hurdle division for two seasons until the Cheltenham Festival in March when he could finish only seventh and was subsequently found to have a fibrillating heart.
With that problem solved, he made his reappearance at Newbury where he looked back to his normal self but could not quite reel in Philip Hobbs’ Thyme Hill, who was having his first run out of novice company.