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- Updated: December 16, 2016
A review of the rest of Friday’s action from Ascot as the imposing Topofthegame impressed his in-form connections.
Topofthegame (15/8) could prove well named after getting Paul Nicholls and Sam Twiston-Davies up and running for the afternoon when holding on by a short head in the Winning Post Bookmakers Bristol “National Hunt” Maiden Hurdle.
The red-hot duo went on to complete a treble with Capitaine and Politologue delivering in good style.
Nicholls said: “He is as big a four-year-old as I’ve had for a while. He is 17 hands plus.
“He won his point-to-point beating one of Dan Skelton’s (No Hassle …