Races
Swinton Handicap Hurdle Review: Copperless atones for Grand National Festival mishap at Haydock
After his Grand National Festival heartbreak, Copperless made no mistake when bouncing back at Haydock
After his Grand National Festival heartbreak, Copperless made no mistake when bouncing back at Haydock
Published
1 year agoon
The 9/2 favourite, who tipped up two flight’s out in the Pinsent Masons Handicap Hurdle at Aintree last month, made no mistake under Aidan Coleman to land the weekend feature to land another winning jumps NAP on our sister site, cheltenham.co.uk.
Brian Ellison’s Cormier plugged on for second, with the Phillip Hobbs trained Camprond in third ahead of National Festival successor, Rowland Ward.
Murphy told the Racing Post in the aftermath: “It was gutting what happened at Aintree and we’ve made amends here,”
“It was no fault of Lewis Stones when he came to grief at the second-last with the race at his mercy last time.
“I was very nervous about the ground, but it’s not as soft as you’d think and he handled it. I was cursing the handicapper for putting him up [3lb], but he’s been proved right.
“He’s on an upward curve and is going to contest nice races now. I’m not sure whether he’ll sneak into the Galway Hurdle, but it’s certainly an option, and the Greatwood is the obvious race.”
Dominic Chapman is senior content writer at Low6 with a passion for horse racing. He provides a NAP and NB every day throughout the week on selected National Hunt and Flat cards in both Britain and Ireland. Additionally, he hosts the Paddock Picks Podcast with former Welsh Grand National-winning pilot, Charlie Poste - the pair interviewing and discussing current racing topics with a special guest every week.
Cookie | Duration | Description |
---|---|---|
cookielawinfo-checkbox-analytics | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-functional | 11 months | The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-necessary | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookies is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Necessary". |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-others | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Other. |
cookielawinfo-checkbox-performance | 11 months | This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Performance". |
viewed_cookie_policy | 11 months | The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. It does not store any personal data. |