The Roger Varian trained Emmaus got up in the 3pm race at Leicester today (Tuesday 17 October 2017) to make it 2 from 2 at the Midlands track for connections trainer Roger Varian and winning jockey Andrea Atzeni.
Congratulations to Emmaus! Winner of the third race 🏁 3:00pm🐎 pic.twitter.com/BNSIrs9D6o
— Leicester Racecourse (@LeicesterRaces) October 17, 2017
The course also posted highlights from Racing UK, here:
A thriller to the Wreake Handicap as Emmaus gets past favourite Sir Dancealot pic.twitter.com/5aclOkK8Kb
— Leicester Racecourse (@LeicesterRaces) October 17, 2017
Result – 3.00 Leicester 17 October 2017 – Wreake Handicap
7f, Class 2, Good to Soft
The final result for the race was:
- Emmaus 10/1
- Sir Dancealot 2/1F
- Hyde Park 7/2
Speaking after the race, Atzeni was clearly impressed by the horse:
Andrea Atzeni clearly impressed by Wreake Handicap winner Emmaus. "Today was just the start," he says pic.twitter.com/rwDDVWgbvS
— Leicester Racecourse (@LeicesterRaces) October 17, 2017