TRAFALGAR took the feature race at Worcester today when the 9/2 second favourite showed a clean pair of heels to the rest of the 11-strong field in the Fred Rimell Memorial Novices Handicap Chase.
Trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and ridden by his son Sam, the six-year-old had nearly two lengths to spare over runner-up Winds And Waves. Big Society, the 4-1 favourite, made mistakes before falling three fences from home.
Champion jockey Tony McCoy recorded his customary Pitchcroft success when guiding 5/2 favourite Christopher Wren to victory for trainer Nick Gifford in the Richard Davis Memorial Handicap Chase.
2.10: 1 Days Of Pleasure (Mr T J Cannon) 10/3; 2 Kap West 7/2; 3 Royaume Bleu 11/4 fav. 7 ran. Distances: 4 lengths, 2¼, 23. Winning trainer: C Gordon.
2.40: 1 Trafalgar (S Twiston-Davies) 9/2; 2 Winds And Waves 10/1; 3 Spanish Arch 5/1. 11 ran. Distances: 1¾ lengths, 1¾, 10 lengths. Winning trainer: N A Twiston-Davies.
3.15 1 Christopher Wren (A P McCoy) 5/2 fav; 2 Another Flutter 10/1; 3 Midnight Tuesday 11/4. 7 ran. Distances: 1¾ lengths, 5, 3¼. Winning trainer: N J Gifford.
3.50: 1 Sidbury Hill (Mr Kevin Jones) 20/1; 2 Binge Drinker 7/4 fav; 3 Rose Of The World 20/1. 14 ran. Distances: ¾ length, 2½, 18. Winning trainer: J W Mullins.
4.20: 1 In By Midnight (P J Brennan) 2/1; 2 Benefique Royale 7/2; 3 Oscar's Pet 9/1. 11 ran. Distances: 2½ lengths, 3, 8. Winning trainer: T R George.
4.55: 1 Premier Portrait (J M Maguire) 4/1; 2 Venceremos 3/1; 3 Neville 13/8 fav. 10 ran. Distances: 2½ lengths, 4, 4½. Winning trainer: K C Bailey.
5.30: 1 Midnight Belle (Felix De Giles) 5/2; 2 Jean Fleming 4/1; . 7 ran. Distances: 7 lengths, 21. Winning trainer: T Symonds.
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