Grey Dawning back on track with Premier performance at Kelso

Grey Dawning turned in a virtually faultless round of jumping to win the bet365 Premier Chase at Kelso.

The four-horse contest was very much billed as a match between the Dan Skelton-trained Grey Dawning and Iroko, who is a leading contender for Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero.

Harry Skelton was positive from the off on 5-6 favourite as the well-supported El Elefante tried to go with him in the early stages, with Jonjo O’Neill jnr happy to sit off the front pair aboard Iroko.

When El Elefante came down at the 12th fence, it was left to Grey Dawning and Iroko to battle it out but the market leader was travelling noticeably well, with Harry Skelton able to take a look over his shoulder with a couple still to jump.

While Iroko did try his best to edge in front, Grey Dawning was just too strong and a fine leap at the last sealed victory, with his rider able to ease down before the line for a two-and-a-half-length victory.

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