showcase meeting / Dark Lover Cruises to Hussars Success 19/10/13 1 Dark Lover 7/4J
2 Sizing Italy 7/2
3 Mr Watson 14/1 NR: Earls Quarter (IRE)
6 ran Distances: 28l, 6l, 4l
TIME 4m 5.59s (slow by 13.59s) Paul Nicholls' Dark Lover was the comfortable winner of the Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase under stable-jockey Daryl Jacob.
Dark Lover was left in front after clear leader Balder Succes fell at the penultimate fence.
Nicholls said: “Daryl said he didn’t think it wasn’t all over and the horse was staying on, and on that ground a lot can change up the hill.” Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Chase 20,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m, Class 2 6 ran
Good to Soft (Soft in places)
Position
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Horse
Trainer |
Jockey
Weight |
Starting Price
Beaten Distance |
1
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Dark Lover
P F Nicholls |
D A Jacob
11st 2lbs |
7 - 4
Winner |
2
|
Sizing Italy
H de Bromhead |
A E Lynch
11st 7lbs |
7 - 2
28 lengths |
3
|
Mr Watson
Jonjo O'Neill |
A P McCoy
11st 2lbs |
14 - 1
6 lengths |
4
|
Gud Day
F O'Brien |
P J Brennan
11st 7lbs |
50 - 1
4 lengths |
Fell
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Balder Succes
A King |
R Thornton
11st 10lbs |
7 - 4
|
Fell
|
The Cockney Mackem
N A Twiston-Davies |
Sam Twiston-Davies
11st 7lbs |
14 - 1
|
NonRunner
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Earls Quarter
Ian Williams |
Aidan Coleman
11st 2lbs |
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