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Jockey Brendan Powell has fond memories of Newbury’s Ladbrokes Trophy Chase and they will be topped if he can land the prestigious prize on Fiddlerontheroof.
It was Powell’s second place on The Conditional in the 2019 running which helped to turn the tide of a once promising career which was rapidly flowing south with only nine wins the previous season.
Powell finished third in 2020 again on The Conditional while in between the David Bridgwater-trained gelding put him back in the spotlight by delivering his third Cheltenham Festival win.
Jockey Brendan Powell has fond memories of Newbury’s Ladbrokes Trophy Chase
It was Colin Tizzard, trainer of Fiddlerontheroof, who provided Powell with his first Festival win in 2013 on Golden Chieftain before they went their separate ways.
The fact that their relationship was rekindled in the summer is the main reason Powell is now on course for his best-ever season, with Sherborne’s win at Lingfield on
