Given their huge haul of big race wins over the years, one notable Cat One omission from the Dartnall list of achievements was the Coral Romford Puppy Cup.
All that changed on Friday night when their even money favourite Fire And Ice went to traps as the even money favourite. This is what happened next.
The highlight of the support card was a match race between the multi Cat One winner Links Maverick and Patrick Janssens’ crack sprinter Not So Slow.
Snapper Steve Nash – making his reappearance following a spell on the lame list, was on hand to capture the main events of the night.
FIRE AND ICE (t1) takes an early lead on the way to Coral Puppy Cup victory Photo: © Steve Nash
Coral Puppy Cup winner Fire And Ice on the podium with trainer Matt Dartnall (right) , owner Jonathan Deane, and his friend Katherine Nixon.
Romford 27th September 2024 Photo: © Steve Nash
LINKS MAVERICK leads home Not So Slow in the £3000 GBSKIPHIRE.COM Invitation Match Race Photo: © Steve Nash
£3000 GB Skip Hire Match race contenders Links Maverick and Not So Slow meet after the race Photo: © Steve Nash
GB Skip Hire Match race presentation to Links Maverick’s connections threatens to spread to the car park – Steve Nash
TEABOY BROWNIE (t6 left) wins from Charlies Choice (t1). 225 open Photo: © Steve Nash
YOU TWO (t4 left) short heads Syds Smurph (t1) in Champion Stakes Trial Stakes Photo: © Steve Nash
RAPIDO ALI 23.77 winner of Puppy Cup Consolation Photo: © Steve Nash
BURROWS ECLIPSE (t5 left of pic) wins on UK debut, beating Noirs News (t6 right) over 575m. Photo: © Steve Nash
BRINDLE BULLY romps home by over six lengths in 23.65 to complete a hat trick over C&D Photo: © Steve Nash
SWIFT GIDDY (t3) holds off Alright Gordy (t6) by a neck to land an all the way victory in the Mitch Millward Marathon. Photo: © Steve Nash
