Briery outfoxes rivals

Leighton Aspell stepped in for the spare ride aboard Briery Fox and guided the 12-year-old from last to first in the Independent Newspaper Veterans' Handicap Chase at Ascot today.

Sun, 18 Apr, 2010 - 19:20

Leighton Aspell stepped in for the spare ride aboard Briery Fox and guided the 12-year-old from last to first in the Independent Newspaper Veterans' Handicap Chase at Ascot today.

With regular rider Mark Bradburne currently sidelined by a back injury sustained in a fall at Kelso, Aspell stepped into the plate on the Henry Daly-trained grey and enjoyed the perfect result.

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CourtsRacingHeathrowPlace: AscotPlace: KelsoPlace: Oscar ParkPlace: SandownPlace: ScotlandPlace: BerkshirePlace: KemptonPlace: TauntonPerson: Leighton AspellPerson: Mark BradburnePerson: AspellPerson: Henry DalyPerson: Helen PlumblyPerson: McCoyPerson: MarkPerson: Warren GreatrexPerson: Wayne HutchinsonPerson: Chris GordonPerson: King EdmundPerson: GordonPerson: SoulardPerson: Tom GeorgePerson: Heather HaddockPerson: TomPerson: Gary MoorePerson: AmeeqEvent: Independent Newspaper Veterans' Handicap ChaseEvent: bet365 Gold CupEvent: Bet365Event: HS Group Novices' ChaseEvent: Long RunEvent: Playhouse Company Handicap ChaseOrganisation: Weathercock HouseOrganisation: Hellfire ClubOrganisation: Colts & Fillies Club Maiden Hurdle
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