The Message gets through at Alness race

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Francis ‘Chico’ Chichester (left) of the RCMTC&SF presents the Banks DIH Trophy to Leonie Wade, aunt of Colin Elcock, for The Message’s emphatic win in the feature B class event.
Francis ‘Chico’ Chichester (left) of the RCMTC&SF presents the Banks DIH Trophy to Leonie Wade, aunt of Colin Elcock, for The Message’s emphatic win in the feature B class event.

The Message, ridden by Yap Drepaul of The Colin Elcock stable, returned to competition with a win on Sunday in the feature B class event when the Ryan Crawford Memorial Turf Club and Sports and Banks DIH the Champion of Champions horse race meet at Alness, Corentyne.

The nine-horse field had horses the likes of Night Crescendo, Jet Set Go and Zelik setting the pace down the backstretch,