Sam Thomas, the man Henrietta Knight has appointed to partner Racing Demon in the Arkle Trophy at Cheltenham, got a monkey off his back when successfully teaming up with the Wantage trainer at Newbury.
The young rider landed the Vodafone “National Hunt” Novices’ Hurdle on Smart Mover and revealed he had gone quite a long time since his previous win for Knight.
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