Career best for Greaneteen - but how does it set him up for the Tingle Creek?

It is not an easy task to win a handicap conceding so much weight to the others in the field and it is something that has not been commonplace in recent years.

However, in the UK we saw two Graded-level horses winning handicaps in impressive style and it is no surprise that both of those winners were trained by Paul Nicholls.

Greaneteen not only did this in the Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter on Friday, but did it in emphatic fashion, recording a career-best Racing Post Rating (173).

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Jonny PearsonHandicapper

Published on 6 November 2022inFeatures

Last updated 18:32, 6 November 2022

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