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Keeping it in the family: Megan Nicholls has father to thank for timely double
Megan Nicholls: led close home on Oleg and Christopher WoodCredit: Edward Whitaker
You can always rely on dad. Megan Nicholls rode her first winners since resumption with a 19-1 double for her father Paul.
The 3lb claimer got Oleg (7-2) up close home in the 2m handicap then repeated the feat on stablemate Christopher Wood (also 7-2) over 1m4f.
"I'm delighted," she said. "It's good to have a couple of winners for dad and I hope there will be a few more to come.
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