Tax Free digs deep to complete great weekend for Nicholls

ADRIAN NICHOLLS completed a memorable weekend when landing the Group 3 William Fry Sapphire Stakes on Tax Free at the Curragh yesterday.

Mon, 30 Jun, 2008 - 01:00

On Saturday, Nicholls won the Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on Arc Bleu for Tony Martin and the performance of the admirably consistent Tax Free was the icing on the cake.

Now a six-year-old and trained by his father, Dandy, the Tagula gelding simply gets better and better with age.

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CourtsRacingPlace: CurraghPlace: NewcastlePlace: Arc BleuPlace: IrelandPlace: LisvalePlace: AmericaPlace: YorkPlace: Co KilkennyPlace: FairyhousePerson: NichollsPerson: Adrian NichollsPerson: Tony MartinPerson: DandyPerson: BenbaunPerson: Aidan O’BrienPerson: AdrianPerson: O’BrienPerson: Johnny MurtaghPerson: MurtaghPerson: Danehill DancerPerson: AlhabanPerson: Declan McDonoghPerson: Wayne LordanPerson: LordanPerson: David WachmanPerson: WaynePerson: Dermot WeldPerson: Pat SmullenPerson: WeldPerson: Michael FitzgeraldPerson: SettiganoPerson: Seamus HeffernanPerson: Ryan MoorePerson: FitzgeraldPerson: SeamiePerson: Jim BolgerPerson: David MoranPerson: BolgerPerson: FionaEvent: William Fry Sapphire StakesEvent: Northumberland PlateEvent: One 51 Railway StakesEvent: Listed Woodies DIY Celebration StakesEvent: Dubai Duty Free 25th Anniversary EBF HandicapEvent: Derby dayEvent: Netjets Scurry Handicap
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