Spillane’s Tower bounces back to best for Cotswold triumph
By Racing TV
Last Updated: Sat 24 Jan 2026
Spillane’s Tower roared back to his very best to take victory in the Betfair Cotswold Chase on Trials day at Cheltenham.
Jimmy Mangan’s stable star has always shaped as potentially a real top-notcher and after a couple of comeback runs over hurdles his Grand National-winning trainer was confident of a big run.
Jack Kennedy was happy to let L’Homme Presse bowl along in front, and while Grey Dawning also took a stalking role, in his case in third of the four starters, his chance ultimately went with a bad mistake at the second-last.
Ahead of him Kennedy was in cruise control coming to the final fence on the JP McManus-owned 11-4 winner and while L’Homme Presse did not go down without a fight, it was the Irish raider who was three-quarters of a length to the good at the line.
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