Salmon installed 7/4 favourite for Nicholson

THIRTEEN horses remain in Saturday’s eagerly awaited James Nicholson Wine Merchant Champion Chase at Down Royal, following yesterday’s supplementary and forfeit stage.

Salmon installed 7/4 favourite for Nicholson
Tue, 02 Nov, 2004 - 00:00
Pat Keane

It was €1,000 to stay in the €84,000 to the winner Grade One contest, but there were no supplementary entries, which would have cost €14,000.

It has the makings of a cracking race with Beef Or Salmon, Harbour Pilot, who has twice finished third in the Cheltenham Gold Cup, and the up-and-coming and exciting Kicking King looking virtually certain to face the starter.

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CourtsRacinghorse racingPlace: Down RoyalPlace: Colca CanyonPlace: LimerickPlace: PunchestownPlace: CheltenhamPlace: Gowran ParkPlace: ThurlesPlace: NaasPlace: LeopardstownPerson: SalmonPerson: NicholsonPerson: Beef Or SalmonPerson: Michael HouriganPerson: Noel MeadePerson: MeadePerson: James NicholsonPerson: DurkanPerson: BeefPerson: Harbour PilotPerson: Well ChiefPerson: Tom TaaffePerson: TaaffePerson: CashmansPerson: Kicking KingPerson: Nil DesperandumPerson: CanyonPerson: Cloudy BaysPerson: GalePerson: Native JackPerson: Byron LambPerson: Mouse Morris’Person: MorrisPerson: Conor O’DwyerPerson: OscarPerson: Geili SliPerson: Mark The ManPerson: J PPerson: McManusPerson: Le CoudrayPerson: FlyerEvent: Wine Merchant Champion ChaseEvent: Cheltenham Gold CupEvent: Munster NationalEvent: ChristmasEvent: Cheltenahm FestivalEvent: St Stephen's DayOrganisation: Harbour PilotOrganisation: HarbourOrganisation: Brave IncaOrganisation: A A Bartlett and Sons (Airdrie) LtdOrganisation: Blazing LissOrganisation: Durkan GroupOrganisation: Kerry GroupOrganisation: Top StrategyOrganisation: Newhall
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