Nickname brings the house down

Nickname staked a claim for the Queen Mother Champion Chase with a gallant victory over Central House at Navan.

Sun, 12 Nov, 2006 - 16:06

Nickname staked a claim for the Queen Mother Champion Chase with a gallant victory over Central House at Navan.

The seven-year-old earned a 33-1 quote for the Cheltenham showpiece by lowering the colours of Dessie Hughes’ charge in the Navan Race Supporters Fortria Chase.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: NavanPlace: PunchestownPlace: LeopardstownPlace: LimerickPlace: ClonmelPlace: FairyhousePerson: Dessie Hughes’Person: John SmithPerson: Martin BrassilPerson: Niall MaddenPerson: MaddenPerson: Hughes’Person: BrassilPerson: RosakerPerson: Al EilePerson: Paul CarberryPerson: Noel MeadePerson: Hardy EustacePerson: BrogellaPerson: MeadePerson: CarberryPerson: Major StampiPerson: Mick The ManPerson: Nina CarberryPerson: ClopfPerson: Edward O’GradyPerson: Ride The StormPerson: O’GradyPerson: Barry GeraghtyPerson: AitmatovPerson: Gleann An SagartPerson: GeraghtyPerson: O’MuircheartaighPerson: BarryPerson: William HillPerson: Hills’Person: Ben ClarkeEvent: Queen Mother Champion ChaseEvent: Navan Race Supporters Fortria ChaseEvent: John Durkan Memorial ChaseEvent: Paddy Power Dial A Bet ChaseEvent: ChristmasEvent: Christmas HurdleEvent: Cheltenham FestivalOrganisation: Central HouseOrganisation: CheltenhamOrganisation: INH Stallion OwnersOrganisation: EBFOrganisation: Meath Farm MachineryOrganisation: Bar-One RacingOrganisation: Royal BondOrganisation: Allied Irish bank
<p>Item ridden by Colin Keane on their way to winning the Al Basti Equiworld Dubai Dante Stakes at York Racecourse. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA Wire. </p>

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