Morney takes National honours

News of the action from Plumpton where Morney Wing showed plenty of resolve to win the At The Races Sussex National.

Morney Wing showed plenty of resolve to win the At The Races Sussex National at Plumpton under substitute jockey Paddy Brennan.

Noel Fehily was booked to ride the 12/1 chance in the feature event of the afternoon at the East Sussex circuit, but despite having earlier ridden a winner, stood himself down after feeling unwell.

The Charlie Mann-trained eight-year-old jumped boldly throughout the three-and-a-half-mile contest and took over the running from Azure Fly three fences from the finish.

Dawson City emerged as the biggest danger on the run to the last, but Morney Wing was not for catching and passed the post a length and three-quarters the good.

Mann said: “He did it well and jumped well, so we’re delighted. 

“Unfortunately Noel got stood down just before the race with flu, so we got Paddy and it all worked out.

“He was unlucky at Fontwell a couple of starts back and ran well at Sandown last time, so we were more than hopeful going into the race.

“We might look at something like the Midlands National or the Eider with him as he obviously stays well and loves soft ground.”

Lambourn-based Mann, who trained high-class chaser Celibate in the 1990s and most recently struck Grade One gold with Air Force One in 2008, has a reduced string these days …

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