Gavin Cromwell triumphs in Britain as Earls wins £50,000 handicap

Cromwell, who had a 23 per cent strike-rate over jumps in Britain this season, saddled three winners from eight Flat runners in Britain in 2023 and Earls made it 1-1 for this year. The Martin Sheridan-owned seven-year-old arrived on the back of a nose second at the Curragh this month and stayed on best to score by a length and a quarter under Franny Norton. Norton said on Racing TV: “Gavin does unbelievably well.

I’ve only had a handful of rides for him but they’ve all run well and this was the first winner. It worked out nicely for Earls. They went quick early on and came back to the field.

The 270,000gns Book 2 buy stretched clear for a five-length success under Shane Gray to seal a double on the card for the trainer and jockey.