Andrew Nelis racing

  Protektorat gave title-chasing jockey Harry Skelton a flying start to the three-day Grand National meeting by winning the Grade One SSS Super Alloys Manifesto Novices' Chase at Aintree. Skelton delivered the six-year-old, trained by his brother Dan, with a well-timed challenge to lead on the run-in and land the spoils from The Shunter - with Hitman a close third. Hitman was always prominent, with Fusil Raffles making the running until he was pulled up after making a bad mistake down the far side.                  Andrew Nelis Racing