The Sussex Champion Hurdle went to the Aucunrisque Street on Easter Sunday after a killer efficiency to face on the road and land a £50,000 benefit at Plumpton for Chris Gordon.
With common jockey Tom Cannon driving the Alan King-trained Midnight Legacy within the race, Harry Cobden picked a helpful reserve and took full benefit by stimulating his stake (13/8f) for a good victory with a brief head.
The six-year-old rookie traveled easily into the race, however appeared briefly in hassle after working simply 9 days in the past at Aintree, with David Pipe’s Bashful Boy beneath Phillip Armon performing across the last flip.
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Harry Cobden hailed O’Conreski as he battled once more to say the Sussex title in good vogue for Chris Gordon’s facet at Easter Sunday.
However after the ball landed together with his header, O’Konriski bravely fought again and went on the road to win the Blompton Grand Prix in his last profession of the season.
Speak to a cheerful Gordon Sky Sports activities Racing After the race, saying: “It’s very over the moon although and thanks to Blompton for offering such an excellent award.
“He is been within the subject for 2 months now, in order that’s good for the horses. He is not the largest horse however we’d go to Lambourn and put him over some fences subsequent week.
“We’ll simply see if he needs the fence. It is simply his measurement, and it appears very far-fetched, and if he is up for it, we’d as effectively go there subsequent yr.”
Jockey Cobden added: “Properly, seeing Mr.
“He ran solely 9 days in the past and had a troublesome sufficient race at Aintree, so he is in all probability fairly good.
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Sky Sports activities Racing’s Hayley Moore is giving an replace on her brother Josh, who can be out for at the very least two months after falling at Haydock on Saturday.
“I met the proprietor’s son on a preview night in Cheltenham and thought that may be a part of the explanation for my driving!”
Earlier on the cardboard, Saligo Bay (8/13f) The percentages smashed for Gary and Jimmy Moore within the first hurdle, as rider Jimmy admitted after the race that he did not need to be on the observe after Josh’s brother fell at Haydock on Saturday.
Sister Hailey mentioned Sky Sports activities Racing: “He broke his femur and likewise broke some ribs, which suggests he had a perforated lung.
“They only maintain x-rays of some potential injury to his decrease again. Which may additionally want an operation.”
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Jimmy Moore admitted he did not need to be in Plumpton driving on Sunday after his brother Josh was injured at Haydock on Saturday.
Additionally on the cardboard, Brendan Powell has a winner within the junior hurdle Bourbali (2/1f), having lifted a 14-day ban yesterday for improper driving in Newton Abbot.
The rider was aboard David Bridgewater’s extraordinary man when he challenged San Giovanni to teach Harry Fry from inside.
The distinctive man started to float to the left because the impediment approached and compelled San Giovanni to show away from his line, because the latter ran out in flight and knocked out jockey Kevin Brogan.
Powell was additionally fired within the aftermath and later granted a 14-day ban, beginning April 30, paused Might 1 as a result of no vaulting races, and resumed Might 2 to run by way of Might 14.
