PAUL NICHOLLS CELEBRATED his 10th victory in the Tingle Creek Chase as Politologue took the spoils in Saturday’s big Grade 1 at Sandown.
Colin Tizzard’s Fox Norton was sent off the short-priced 8/13 favourite but it was Politologue (7/2 2fav) who made the first move as the two-mile contest reached its climax.
With Fox Norton giving game chase, Harry Cobden steered Politiologue into a three-length lead as they flew over the last, and held off the favourite’s late rally to win by half a length.
Earlier on Saturday, Daryl Jacob and Sceau Royal (11/1) took full advantage of a late spill from favourite Brain Power to win the Grade 1 Henry VIII Novices’ Chase.
At Aintree, Definitly Red (9/4jf) was an impressive winner of the Grade 2 Many Clouds Chase, beating Cloudy Dream by seven lengths.
Blaklion (7/4 fav) cemented his Grand National credentials with a dominant win in the Becher Chase over the National Fences, while Gas Lion Boy (9/2 fav) was every bit as assured in winning the Grand Sefton Chase by four-and-a-half lengths.
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