Fitzdares Peterborough Chase
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Grade 2, Cheltenham 13:50
£37,500 added,
4yo plus,
2m 3f 168y, Class 1  
Friday 11th December 2020

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1 Mister Fisher 9/2
2 Kalashnikov 5/2F
3 Clondaw Castle 8/1
8 ran Distances: 1¾l, 5½l, 8½l
Time: 5m 12.14s (slow by 18.14s)

Mister Fisher claimed top honours in a race due to be run at Huntingdon last Sunday before that fixture was abandoned due to flooding, the Grade Two contest was swiftly rescheduled to form part of a bumper eight-race card in the Cotswolds.

Mister Fisher was a high-class novice over fences for Nicky Henderson last season – winning at Cheltenham and Doncaster before finishing fourth behind the top-class Irish trio of Samcro, Melon and Faugheen in the Marsh Novices’ Chase at the Festival.

The six-year-old was pulled up on his reappearance in last month’s Paddy Power Gold Cup, but showed his true colours on his return to Prestbury Park – travelling strongly to lead early in the home straight in the hands of Nico de Boinville.

The heavily supported 5-2 favourite Kalashnikov – a late addition to the race after it was switched to a left-handed track – looked a huge threat after a flying leap at the final fence, but Mister Fisher dug deep up the hill to see him off by a length and three-quarters.

Clondaw Castle was best of the rest in third.

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Fitzdares Peterborough Chase
£37,500 added, 4yo plus, 2m 3f 189y, Class 1
8 ran
Going: Soft, Good to Soft in places

NO. DIST HORSE AGE WGT TRAINER JOCKEY SP
1      Mister Fisher 6 11-3 Nicky Henderson Nico de Boinville 9/2
2 1¾ Kalashnikov 7 11-0 Amy Murphy Jack Quinlan 5/2F
3 5½ Clondaw Castle 8 11-0 Tom George Tom Scudamore 8/1
4 8½ Dolos 7 11-0 Paul Nicholls Harry Cobden 13/2
5 6 Bun Doran 9 11-6 Tom George James Bowen 28/1
6 7½ Top Notch 9 11-6 Nicky Henderson Daryl Jacob 8/1
7 23 Glen Forsa 8 11-0 Mick Channon David Bass 18/1
FELL Fanion D'Estruval 5 11-0 Venetia Williams Charlie Deutsch 100/30

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