More success for Nicholls and Tizzard

WESTCOUNTRY trainers Paul Nichol-lls and Joe Tizzard continued their good starts to the new jumps sea-son, both landing a Newton Abbot double on an afternoon that had plenty of excitement to keep the crowd entertained.

- DAVID HUCKER Horse Racing correspondent

With four absentees, just three were left to contest the opening Classic Car Show On 7th June Novices’ Hurdle with the Nicholls-trained Courageous Strike, who made all the running to win at Chepstow last time, a red-hot favourite to follow up. He touched 1/12 in the betting before easing slightly to 1/8 and had no problem in seeing off his two oppo-nents, again leading from the start to win comfortably.

Pink Eyed Pancho, who has shown improved form since the ground dried up, was backed from 4/1 into 5/2 favourite to fol-low up his Taunton win in the Terry Wheeler Birthday Novices’ Handicap Hurdle.