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Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices’ Chase - 19th October 2013 |
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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.
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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 |
Horse Trainer |
Jockey Weight |
Starting Price Beaten Distance |
| 1 |
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 |
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 |
Earls Quarter Ian Williams |
Aidan Coleman 11st 2lbs |
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