Confidence restored as Twiston-Davies clan take big-race honours

Sam Twiston-Davies returns on Frodon with trainer Paul Nicholls (right)

Returning in triumph at Cheltenham on Frodon, who put up a superb performance for a four-year-oldCredit: Mark Cranham

Saturday afternoon was a real shot in the arm for anyone answering to the name Twiston-Davies, with Sam returning from injury to a headline win on Frodon and Nigel’s beloved warrior The New One landing his third International Hurdle.

Sam’s victory in the Caspian Caviar Gold Cup was a great strike in terms of getting his season back on a roll. Jump jockeys are tough and insanely brave but every man jack of them needs confidence pulsing through them alongside the adrenaline.

Confidence is the high-octane ingredient that fuels jockeys, old and young, Flat and jumps, brilliant and ordinary.

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Published on 10 December 2016inReports

Last updated 19:11, 10 December 2016

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