Embracing grabs four-timer in National Trial

Robert Tyner can lay claim to one of the training achievements of the season following the win of his Embracing Change which completed a four-timer in the Grade C Claim Your Free Trial At racinguk.com Grand National Trial Handicap Chase at Punchestown today.

Ridden by Tyner's stable jockey Philip Enright, the ten year old gelding easily coped with the three and a half miles trip and in the end was eased right down in the closing stages for an easy length and a half win over Portrait King

Embracing Change won the last of his six point-to-points in 2012 but then missed all of 2013 and it wasn't until October 2014, at Clonmel and at the ninth attempt, that he registered his maiden racecourse win.

Following today's Grade C stroll, Mary Tyner, wife of the winning trainer, stated "if we can find another long distance race, something similar, he'll go for it.

"He enjoyed it today on the ground and the bit of extra distance makes it easier for him - it's that trip he needs.

"We'll get today out of the way and see what's happening then. The owner (Finbarr O'Neill, father of leading flat jockey Dane O'Neill) was a bit worried as he previously had three seconds here before, but I said we'd hopefully break that today!"

By Tom Weekes, quotes from Gary Carson