Across the card treble on very satisfactory Saturday


02 August 2014


WHISPERING Warrior and Noble Citizen struck twice inside five minutes at Doncaster and Newmarket respectively - then Gabrial The Hero was on target at HQ to complete a hat-trick for Trillium Place Stables.
Whispering Warrior was first on the scoreboard for trainer David Simcock as he won a mile and a quarter handicap at Donny.
Third in a hot race at York last time, owner Daniel Pittack's gelding made it seven victories in 18 career starts.
Jockey Andrea Atzeni was aboard in the triumph by three parts of a length on the 9/2 shot.
That was also the starting price of Noble Citizen, who overturned a hot favourite in a seven-furlong handicap at Newmarket.
There wasn't much pace early on the three-runner race but Khalifa Dasmal's nine-year-old was well placed to capitalise and strode on, in the hands of rider Jim Crowley, for an eighth win of his career.
Gabrial The Hero emerged victorious from a mile and a half handicap - but only after a photo finish. The 5/2 chance made it two wins from two starts since returning from a lengthy break, getting up late on to pip Tindaro for jockey Fergus Sweeney.