Nicky Henderson was bidding for a fifth success in the valuable two-mile-five-furlong event, with the winner his only representative in a field of 15 for another competitive renewal.
Under James Bowen the 22-1 shot was not always ideally placed, but around the home turn he rallied on a wide line to sweep past all of his rivals and secure a four-and-a-half-length verdict from Neil Mulholland’s Double Powerful.
More to follow.