Ruby at Fontwell for one mount Paul Nicholls is approaching 2000 winners, his score currently standing at 1,984, and the six time champion trainer has got Ruby Walsh in action for him at Fontwell today to steer hot-favourite Escort'men in the Louis Latour Beginners' Chase. Nicholls said of the French-bred: "Had a frustrating season and was plagued by a sinus problem after he won on debut at Chepstow in October. His run in the Christmas Hurdle after that can be ignored as he clearly wasn't right and the time off he has had has served him well. Clearly talented, he will go novice chasing as his handicap mark over hurdles is high enough." Winner of the Grade 2 Dovecote Novices' Hurdle at Kempton in 2010, Escort'men faces three rivals in today's two and a half miler, chief among which is Alan King's Balzaccio.
