888Sport Novices' Limited Handicap Chase |
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| Cheltenham 15:40 £16,400 added, 4yo plus, 2m 3f 166y, Class 2  |
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1 Annual Invictus 11/4
2 Danny Kirwan 5/1
3 Torn And Frayed 15/2
5 ran Distances: 3l, nk, ¾l
Time: 4m 47.99s (fast by 3.01s)
A tremendously game performance from Annual Invictus who scores at the second time of asking over fences for @chrisgordon68 & @tomcannon2 in the @888sport Novices' Chase at Cheltenham pic.twitter.com/IstEUfLnWG https://t.co/KscOera2iZ via @RacingBetter
— RacingBetter (@RacingBetter) October 22, 2021
Tom Cannon set Chris Gordon’s Annual Invictus alight and the six-year-old ate up his fences, gaining ground at each one before staying on strongly to beat Danny Kirwan by three lengths.
Gordon said: “That was lovely, the owners have had a great day and they are now very happy.
“I’m thrilled with the horse, he jumped very well. Obviously it will be harder for him next time and hopefully the way he jumps will stand him in good stead.
“We always thought he’d improve for a fence, he was a decent hurdler but he’d prefer softer ground than it was today.
“If it gets very soft we could run him in one of those graded races, if it is soft we could bring him back to two miles as his jumping would stand him in good stead.”
888Sport Novices' Chase
£16,400 added, 4yo plus, 2m 3f 166y, Class 2
5 ran
Going: Good
1 Annual Invictus 6 11-0 Chris Gordon Tom Cannon 11/4
2 3 Danny Kirwan 8 10-11 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden 5/1
3 nk Torn And Frayed 7 10-11 Nigel Twiston-Davies Sam Twiston-Davies 15/2
4 ¾ Faivoir 6 11-8 Dan Skelton Harry Skelton 2/1F
5 16 Back On The Lash 7 11-2 Martin Keighley Sean Bowen 4/1
