Editeur Du Gite and Edwardstone served up a thriller within the Albert Bartlett Clarence Home Chase at Cheltenham with Niall Houlihan on the previous getting the higher of a photograph end.
Gary Moore’s 14/1 shot set the tempo out in entrance within the rearranged Grade One contest, with Amarillo Sky becoming a member of him within the early exchanges.
Champion Chase star Energumene, who was crushed in an epic race by Shishkin final 12 months at Ascot, stalked the tempo underneath Paul Townend and delivered his problem earlier than the final.
Tom Cannon on Edwardstone, the 2022 Arkle and Tingle Creek winner, got here from the rear and was the widest of the three on the final, choosing up and heading the eventual winner within the ultimate furlong.
Energumene’s possibilities of victory had been burst with a final flight error, staying on for a distant third ultimately.
In the meantime up forward, Houlihan and Editeur Du Gite rallied on the run-in to get again previous Edwardstone and declare a well-known victory for the Moore staff.
Sky Wager reacted by easing Energumene to six/4 from 4/6 for the Champion Chase in March, whereas Edwardstone shortened to 7/4 (from 9/4) and Editeur Du Gite was lower to 9/2 (from 16s).
Consolation Zone & Scriptwriter battle it out in Triumph Trial
Consolation Zone (white cap) comes by means of to problem Scriptwriter (left) within the Triumph Trial
Consolation Zone additional highlighted Eire’s dominance within the juvenile hurdle division when touchdown a telling blow within the JCB Triumph Trial Juvenile Hurdle.
Joseph O’Brien’s teen made a profitable raid to British shores when taking the Finale Juvenile Hurdle over Christmas and added a second successive Grade Two prize when downing Milton Harris’ Scriptwriter – who headed into the Cheltenham characteristic as one of many dwelling staff’s greatest Triumph Hurdle hopes.
Scriptwriter travelling fantastically as Paddy Brennan charted a usually extensive course spherical Prestbury Park, however the 2/1 favorite Consolation Zone was smuggled into rivalry by Jonjo O’Neill Jr and having jumped the final degree pulled out extra on the run to the road to prevail by half a size.
The winner was lower to 10/1 from 14/1 by Betfair for the Triumph Hurdle on the Pageant, whereas he’s 7/1 from 8s for the Boodles Fred Winter.
Again On The Lash scores for Harry Redknapp
Again On The Lash jumps to the entrance at Cheltenham
Again On The Lash, owned by Harry Redknapp, defended his Glenfarclas Cross Nation Handicap Chase as Pageant hero Delta Work needed to accept third at Cheltenham.
Delta Work was the villain of the piece at Prestbury Park in March when defeating Tiger Roll within the twin Grand Nationwide winner’s ultimate outing, and Gordon Elliott’s veteran was despatched off the 5/2 favorite for handicap motion on this event.
Nonetheless, the duty of conceding weight to all however one in all his 15 rivals took its toll and allowed Martin Keighley’s cost to style success over the cross-country circuit for a second time.
Sean Bowen expertly navigated the distinctive course within the centre of the monitor to carry the 6/1 shot dwelling three-quarters of a size in entrance of Deise Aba.
Coral went 16/1 for the nine-year-old to thrive once more on the Pageant in March, with Betfair 20/1.
Stage Star jumps into Pageant rivalry
Stage Star jumped effectively in victory from high weight at Cheltenham underneath Harry Cobden
Stage Star put himself within the Cheltenham Pageant image with a wonderful show of leaping.
A Grade One winner over hurdles, Paul Nicholls’ seven-year-old was making simply his fourth begin over fences having obtained his chasing profession again on monitor at Plumpton earlier this month.
Despatched off the 11/4 favorite for the Timeform Novices’ Handicap Chase and carrying top-weight of 12st, the son of Fame And Glory produced an exhibition spherical from the entrance finish to coast dwelling the most effective a part of four-lengths away from runner-up Datsalrightgino within the palms of Harry Cobden.
Within the aftermath, Coral went 10/1 from 25s for the Grade One Turners Novices’ Chase on the Pageant.
