Channon enjoys Beverley hat-trick

FORMER football hero Mick Channon and jockey Sam Hitchcott enjoyed a dream afternoon as they landed a 2,015-1 treble at Beverley on Saturday, writes Tom Richmond.
By The Newsroom
Published 30th Aug 2010, 13:04 BST
Updated 30th Aug 2010, 13:13 BST

The jewel in the crown was undoubtedly the Westwood's premier race of the year, the Totesport.com Beverley Bullet Sprint Stakes, which fell to Mister Hughie at 7-1.

Disappointing in the Nunthorpe at York's Ebor festival, the three-year-old appeared to have nowhere to go two furlongs out, but the gaps finally appeared for Channon's charge who responded to post a short-head and the same victory over Prohibit and Captain Dunne.

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A relieved Hitchcott commented: "He has done it nicely and we would have won by plenty had the gaps appeared earlier.

"He is a very talented horse with stacks of ability that has been showing good form at home."

Kalleidoscope had got the ball rolling by producing a game performance to land the opening European Breeders' Fund Speciosa Maiden Fillies' Stakes.

Hitchcott's mount made all, showing good early pace and battling on well up the hill to hold off fast-finishing The Shrew by a neck.

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Aattash (11-1) produced another cracking front-running display in the Totesport.com Home Of Pool Betting Handicap.

"He is a bit of a character as he refused to go to the start at Ayr a while back," said Hitchcott, whose mount was winning for the fourth time in five starts.