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Victoria Pendleton is set to make her hunter chase debut on Pacha Du Polder at Fakenham on February 19. Competing over fences under Rules is the next step for the Olympic cycling champion whose ambition is to ride in the St Jamess Place Foxhunter Chase at the Cheltenham Festival next month.She has already gained experience riding on the Flat and in point-to-points and is now gearing up towards reaching her goal. Pendleton went very close to winning a point-to-point on Pacha Du Polder recently, when the horse was with Chloe Roddick.The nine-year-old, who was runner-up in the Crabbies Fox Hunters Chase over the Grand National course at Aintree last season, is now back with Paul Nicholls, who will give the partnership the chance to shine in the William Bulwer-Long Memorial Grassroots Fox Hunters Chase.He told Betfair: Fakenham is the logical target after their excellent debut together when they failed by inches to land a point-to-point at Milborne St Andrew on January 31.It is important for Victoria to gain experience in a hunter chase before considering a tilt at the ultimate challenge of riding in the St Jamess Place Foxhunter Chase at Cheltenham in March.The race over three miles at Fakenham, an easy track, looks ideal and comes at a perfect time before Cheltenham.Pacha Du Polder is a very classy chaser, a brilliant jumper, travels well in his races, has smart form over Aintrees National fences and showed he stayed three miles at Milborne St Andrew.Frankly, the improvement Victoria has made since she began this odyssey is phenomenal and she now looks the part when she comes down to Ditcheat to ride on our gallops.Should Victoria reach Cheltenham, her and Pacha Du Polder are more than capable of finishing in the first six. Sky Tickets: Racing Fast, secure racing tickets: Exclusive racing offers near you Officials at Fakenham expressed delight at the news Pendleton will be in action at the Norfolk circuit."Its brilliant news. It would be fantastic to help and be part of her incredible journey to getting to Cheltenham," said clerk of the course David Hunter."Were very proud of our link with the hunter chase and point-to-point fraternity."This would be a great occasion for Fakenham and we will make sure we will look after her in true Fakenham traditional and rather eccentric style and in a professional manner."I wish them luck and hope it all comes together. It would be great to see her."The meeting is in half-term. Its always a good day for us and has been very popular for some years. Im sure people will come wishing to support Victoria in her quest."Its not every day that an Olympic gold medallist comes to as racecourse so we are really pleased."Its great that her first ride over fences under Rules will be at Fakenham. It will be jolly nice to see how she gets on."Hopefully it will be a competitive race and that her fellow jockeys will also enjoy the occasion." Also See: Live results service Full racecards Bet ￡5 Get ￡20 Free Get Sky Sports Evander Kane Jersey Large . This should be celebrated because it will not always be this way. With the amount of money given to players by their clubs these days, it is a wonder that so many of those teams allow the sport to continue to take away many of their assets so they can play for a different team in the middle of their season. Sharks Jerseys China . 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ATLANTA -- Matt Ryan had little to show for his two possessions -- no completions, no first downs and no fun.At least he could then enjoy watching Matt Schaubs successful homecoming.Making a successful return to his first NFL home, Schaub passed for 179 yards, leading three scoring drives, and the Atlanta Falcons beat the Washington Redskins 23-17 on Thursday night.It was good to be back in the Georgia Dome, Schaub said.Schaub began his career with the Falcons as Michael Vicks backup from 2004-06. He played seven seasons as Houstons starter and the past two years with Baltimore and Oakland.Schaub, 35, played most of the first half and solidified his status as Ryans top backup.After Ryan was 0 for 4, Schaub moved the offense by finding Aldrick Robinson for long passes of 47 and 68 yards. The two also were together last season in Baltimores camp.I worked with him a lot last year, Schaub said. So I kind of just picked up where we left off.Schaub completed 10 of 15 passes for 179 yards, giving Atlanta a 13-3 halftime lead.Falcons rookie J.D. McKissic returned a kickoff 101 yards for a touchdown to open the second half.Redskins starter Kirk Cousins completed each of his five passes for 39 yards on his only possession.Good first step, as preseason game number one ought to be, Cousins said.Colt McCoy played the remainder of the first half, completing 7 of 11 passes for 53 yards. McCoy led Washington to its only scoring drive of the half, a 41-yard field goal by Dustin Hopkins.Atlanta led 23-3 before rookie quarterback Nate Sudfeld led Washington on two touchdown drives. The 6-foot-6 Sudfeld completed 10 of 15 passes for 89 yards, including a 6-yard scoring pass to tight end Marcel Jensen.ROOKIE WATCHRedskins: RB Keith Marshall, a seventh-round pick from Georgia, had two catches for 10 yards, but lost 2 yards on three carries.It was a great experience, Marshall said. Ive been dreaming about it since I was a little kid. ... I feel like Ive had a great camp so far.Undrafted rookie RB Robert Kelley from Tulane possibly gained ground in the competitioon for a backup spot.ddddddddddddHe had seven carries for 40 yards, including a 1-yard scoring run in the third quarter.Falcons: McKissic could use special teams to help him earn a roster spot at receiver. He had a 14-yard punt return in the fourth quarter after his big kickoff return. ... LBs Deion Jones and DeVondre Campbell had a deflection and big stop, respectively, on the same second-quarter possession. ... RB Brandon Wilds had nine carries for 25 yards, including a 1-yard scoring run.INJURY UPDATERedskins: Among players held out were TE Jordan Reed (thumb), WR Jamison Crowder (hamstring), WR Reggie Diggs (knee), and LT Trent Williams (sore knee).Falcons: S Kemal Ishmael left with a shoulder injury, but is expected to be back for Sundays practice. ... Rookie S Keanu Neal (trunk), TE Levine Toilolo (hand) and RB Terron Ward (ankle) were held out, but are expected to participate in some fashion in Sundays practice, according to coach Dan Quinn.POSITION BATTLESRedskins: It was difficult to learn much about the depth chart at running back. Matt Jones, Chris Thompson and Marshall combined for no yards on eight carries. Jones had only two carries, and his status as the starter is firm.Falcons: There was evidence of why coach Dan Quinn lists wide receiver as one of the teams deepest positions. With Julio Jones having no catches on his only series on the field, there were 15 completions to 10 players. Robinson was the standout with three catches for 118 yards. Mohamed Sanu had two catches for 18 yards. Eric Weems had a 48-yard catch. Justin Hardy and rookie Devin Fuller had 17-yard receptions.NO ROOM FOR RYANThe Falcons opened their first possession at their 1. 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