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Born Survivor was the class act on show at Wetherby and booked his ticket for Aintrees Grand National meeting with the minimum of fuss. An expensive purchase after winning an Irish point-to-point, he won his maiden hurdle at Warwick but was found wanting when upped to Grade Two company at his local track.Skelton felt he had a valid excuse for that display given his horses were out of form at the time and sent off as the prohibitive 1-8 favourite to beat four rivals in the Watch The Cheltenham Festival On Racing UK Novices Hurdle, Harry Skelton just had to shake him up between the last two flights to win by six lengths. He had a very hard race at Warwick, mine werent running well at the time, and I wanted him to have a nice experience next time so this was perfect, said Skelton.That will do him good and well go to Aintree now, he might even end up in the three-miler (Sefton) if everyone else runs over two and a half (Mersey).I was going to go to Kelso for the Grade Two but thats only over two-two and if the ground was half decent they might just get him on his head a bit over that trip so Ill run Meet The Legend in that instead.The idea is to go chasing next year with him but I could be tempted by the Fixed Brush Hurdle (at Haydock) first, well see.If it doesnt go right first time over fences you can be at Boxing Day before you know it.The Skeltons doubled up with 2-7 favourite Listen To The Man in the closing bumper.Andrew Lynch made his first ride at Wetherby a winning one on Stuart Crawfords Suzys Music (5-2) in the EBF/TBA Mares Novices Handicap Chase.A point-to-point winner, she was making her chasing debut under Rules off the back of some less than inspiring form over hurdles.Lynch pounced late to beat long-time leader Lily Little Legs and Brian Hughes.I just said to Andrew its about time he got one over on Brian as normally when we come over Brian beats us, said Crawford, based in County Antrim.We came over yesterday, its not as easy a journey as Ayr or Musselburgh but its not too bad, we got here for 11.30pm.Shes not a bad mare, shes just been unlucky a few times.It gets to the point when you have to stop saying theyve been unlucky but she needs decent ground.She was lucky to win her point when the leader fell at the last but shes a decent jumper.Hughes went one better aboard Malcolm Jeffersons Retrieve The Stick (7-2) in the Racing UK In HD Next Month Handicap Chase.The jockey played his hand late to catch 5-4 favourite Big Jim.They went too fast in front and Brian is the man you want when they do that, said Jefferson.Shes from a good family I know well, shes out of Anabranch and is a half-sister to Overbranch.The ground was just too sticky for her last time at Newcastle.Sue Smith celebrated her 68th birthday with a winner as Palm Grey (3-1) benefited from another excellent front-running Danny Cook ride to win the Star Sports Cheltenham Preview Night - 8th March Handicap Hurdle.Beyond Temptation was a 16-1 winner of the Racing UK Club Day Here Today Conditional Jockeys Handicap Hurdle in the hands of Diarmuid ORegan. 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The 15th-ranked Canadian men lost the opening two games of their European tour: 19-15 to No. 17 Georgia and 21-20 to No. PHOENIX -- Wilson Ramos delivered yet another big game to keep the Washington Nationals rolling Tuesday night.Ramos lifted his average to .331 with two hits, including a key three-run homer, to help the Nationals beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-4.Ramos connected for his 16th home run with two outs off Diamondbacks starter Robbie Ray (5-11). Chris Heisey followed with a solo shot, marking the 13th time the Nationals have hit back-to-back home runs this year.Ive been trying to concentrate on hitting the ball up the middle when I have runners in scoring position, Ramos said. I was looking for the pitch (Ray) struck me out with earlier, a slider. He threw it and I was looking for it, and I took advantage of it.Ramos matched his career high set in 2013. Jayson Werth added a solo homer in the seventh off reliever Randall Delgado, one of his three hits.Ramos has played in 91 games this season and looks like hell get to 100 for just the third time in his seven-year career.Look, it makes me feel good that Ive been able to stay healthy, Ramos said in Spanish. Thats been the biggest difference than in previous years. I dont think about the numbers, I just try to help the team.Tanner Roark (11-6) struck out six and allowed three runs on seven hits over 6 1/3 innings.Yasmany Tomas homered for the Diamondbacks, his 18th. Jake Lamb hit his 22nd, a solo shot in the sixth.Ray struck out nine over six innings but allowed five earned runs and eight hits. He walked two.The strikeouts are great but they do produce a lot of pitches, Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale said. When (Ray) gets a couple of guys on he cannot make that mistake. Three-run home runs are tough to come back against.The Diamondbacks have been outscored 38-8 in their last three games and lost 16 of 21 overall.Its been a lot of fun to watch, Roark said of his teams offense. Thats whats great about this team, is were not too selfish.The Nationals scored first after Trea Turner led off the game with a single and reached third on an error. Daniel Murphys groundout drove in Turner for a 1-0 lead.Arizona responded by loading the bases with none out in the bottom of the first but managed only a single run.dddddddddddd Jean Segura scored on Lambs double-play grounder. Segura has scored a first-inning run in six of his last seven games.Tomas homer landed in the left-field seats to give the Diamondbacks a 2-1 lead in the second. The Nationals drew even at 2 with Wilmer Difos two-out single in the fourth to drive in Anthony Rendon.Ramos gave Washington a 5-2 lead, Heisey made it 6-2 and, after Lambs long drive that bounced into the pool in right field, Werth cleared the wall on a line for a 7-3 Nationals lead.Washington scored three more in the eighth, when Werth, Murphy and Rendon each drove in a run with a single.Ramos has been a godsend, Nationals manager Dusty Baker said. I cant imagine not having him, because hes figured it out.WEATHER ODDITYThe temperature inside Chase Field, with the roof closed in the summer as usual, was 79 degrees at first pitch. Outside, it was 74 degrees. A monsoon-like storm with lightning swept through greater Phoenix just before the game and lowered the air temperature some 30 degrees below the normal average in August, though humidity was high.TRAINERS ROOMNationals: OF Bryce Harper was a late scratch from the starting lineup due to illness. Baker said he hopes Harper can play Wednesday after receiving IVs Tuesday. ... 1B Ryan Zimmerman remained out with a wrist injury. ... Ramos took a ninth-inning foul ball off the chain around his neck, but remained in the game. It broke the chain, thats why I was on the ground for so long, Ramos said. I was trying to pull it off me. It cut me a little bit. It was stinging.Diamondbacks: RHP Rubby De La Rosa threw to rehabbing teammates Chris Herrmann and A.J. Pollock. De La Rosa is coming back from right elbow inflammation.UP NEXTNationals: RHP Max Scherzer (11-6) is scheduled to face his former team on Wednesday afternoon. Scherzer is 2-0 in three career appearances against Arizona.Diamondbacks: RHP Zack Godley (3-1) makes his sixth start of the season. Godley allowed three earned runs in a no-decision at Los Angeles last Friday. ' ' '