Ollie Garner rides first winner as a professional

Thorncliffer, trained by Derek Shaw in Leicestershire, owned by Moorland Racing & P R Whilock relished every yard of the longer trip to come out the winner of the winningexpress.com Novices' Handicap Chase at Wetherby on Saturday 8th December. Given a great ride by Windsor Clive International sponsored jockey, Ollie Garner who was scoring his first win as a professional, Thorncliffer pushed champion jockey A P McCoy and Whistling Senator into the runner up spot.