Bookmakers immediately cut his price for the Supreme Novices Hurdle next March. Most cut the price from around 10/1 to 6/1 favourite, although William Hill are currently still offering 7/1.
The four-year-old ran out a shock 40/1 winner of the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival this year but was sent off at just 1/2 for this first outing over timber. Always travelling ominously well in the hands of the trainer’s son Joe Tizzard, the unbeaten gelding eased to the front when his rider gave him his head and he was soon in full command.
He produced some spectacular leaps on his way to success, none more so than at the second last when his jockey, Joe Tizzard, eased his vice-like grip on the reins and his mount flew the hurdle like a seasoned professional. He came home 13 lengths clear of Dear Sam, leaving his trainer, Colin Tizzard, dreaming of further Festival glory:
"I've had worse days. I don't know how good he is, but that Cheltenham form is absolutely fantastic – everything that has come out of the race has won. He could go back there in three weeks' time now as he hasn't taken anything out of himself. He travelled supremely, almost too well, and when Joe asked him to come up for one he jumped out of his hands. There's a lot of responsibility that comes with having a horse as good as this and I just hope I'm up to it. Horses like this one don't come along very often."
The four-year-old, one of only three of that age to win the Cheltenham Bumper in 19 runnings, may not have beaten much, but on this evidence could be up there with some of the best recent graduates from that arena.
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