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1 Havaila 5/1
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Our Power 14/1
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Road To Home 4/1F
11 ran NR: Certainly Red, Invincible Nao, Montregard
Distances: shd, nk, 3¾l Time: 7m 21.90s (fast by 6.10s)
SOME FINISH 😱
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Havaila wins the Bet365 Gold Cup under @quinn_caoilin 🏆 pic.twitter.com/Xp3u9kAivB
Havaila confirmed himself a staying handicapper of considerable promise with a performance of patience and power.
In a renewal lacking the depth of former years, Gary and Josh Moore’s seven-year-old nonetheless emerged with enhanced credentials, his profile now that of a potential Grand National contender.
Already a winner of the Sussex National, he was asked to defy a 10lb higher mark, yet the 5/1 chance travelled with conspicuous ease throughout under Caoilin Quinn, who anchored him with notable restraint for much of the contest.
Turning for home, the race developed in front of him as Our Power and Road To Home attempted to assert approaching the Pond Fence, with Havaila still appearing to have ground to make up.
Even a less-than-fluent leap at the final fence failed to halt his momentum, as he rallied strongly on the run-in to collar Our Power in the closing strides, prevailing by a short head, with Road To Home a further neck away in third.
Moore said: “Fair play to Caoilin he gave him a great ride and got him switched off well enough. Caoilin has really stepped up this year and is a good lad who deserves it.
“I thought he had enough to do and a lot of ground to make up but he did it. He’s travelled and travelled and only just got there, but at least he won’t go up 10lb this time. Let’s hope he is all right tomorrow morning, running on that ground over that distance, let’s hope he’s OK.
“I suppose we might have to go down the Grand National route after that, but let’s get today over with and worry about next season in the autumn.
“He’s going in the right direction and he’s just started coming to himself. It’s great to get this race on the CV and we’re really lucky to have this horse.”
Bet365 Gold Cup Chase
£175,000 guaranteed, 5yo plus, 3m 4f 166y, Class 1
11 ran
Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
