Treble for Walsh & Nicholls at Ascot The Minack completed a treble for Paul Nicholls and Ruby Walsh when winning the GL Events Owen Brown Silver Cup Handicap Chase at Ascot. The 11-4 joint-favourite needed to be squeezed along by Walsh on more than one occasion in order to keep tabs on Vino Griego who had slipped clear in front having adopted a change of tactics. Turning into the straight, the jolly still had several lengths to make up on the leader whose awkward head-carriage gave hope to supporters of the horse in second and Vino Griego was brought to a standstill with a crunching mistake at the second last where the chasing Requin also departed. Timmy Murphy tried to rally his mount in pursuit of The Minack and got a good leap out of his mount at the last but his partner didn't look keen to battle back as The Minack continued to grind out the ground relentlessly. The winner had six lengths in hand of Vino Griego at the line who just held on to second by a half from the rallying Reve De Sivola who rattled home having lost his position before turning for home.
