GAME VICENTE A GREAT SCOT

Dual win for Nicholls

JASON HEAVEY out perfectly. He’s a very brave horse, he’s tried very hard and saved my day.

“Paul is one of the best trainers in the country. It doesn’t matter what standard of horse we’ve got, he finds a way to win with them.”

Twiston-Davies and Nicholls were only narrowly touched off in the Scottish Champion Hurdle with Zubayr and, with Nicky Henderson’s lead in the trainers’ championship now under £200,000, that valuable prize could look crucial next week. CLOUDY DREAM went one better than his runner-up efforts at the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals by running out a cosy winner of the Jordan Electrics Ltd Future Champion Novices’ Chase.

Brian Hughes’ mount made the most of a last-fence blunder from Theinval to go on to score by two lengths. BROTHERS Dan and Harry Skelton have enjoyed a wonderful season and they should add to their respective tallies with a double at Stratford to be started off by HONKYTONKTENNESSEE in the 2.30.

Formerly with Hugo Froud, the son of Scorpion had raced exclusively over two miles but Dan stepped him up to three on his stable debut and it did the trick with the eight-year-old staying on strongly to win at Huntingdon six days ago.

A 5lb penalty should not stop the bay gelding doubling up and landing the nap before his sights are set a deal higher through the summer months.

The yard can complete a double courtesy of THISONETIME in the novices’ hurdle at 3.00.

He was tapped for toe over two-and-a-half miles last time out at Sedgefield, so the extra quarter mile will be in his favour here.

Their attempt to land a treble with Starlight Court and Boston De La Roche in the 4.10 could be thwarted by the well handicapped OUR THREE SONS, trained by Jamie Snowden.

The Coolmore Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan sees the return to action of Ascot Gold Cup winner ORDER OF ST GEORGE