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That was awesome. I know what the second horse is and I would have been very surprised if anything could have done that to Jonbon, so he must be an extraordinary animal. The hype horse earlier on in the year was Jonbon, then this fella woke up from his slumbers at home and we suddenly realised that actually he was very good. He’s been very good but the big question was how much he actually knew, he’s run in two hurdle races with four runners in each. To suddenly go out there and go at that gallop, that’s the extraordinary thing. He can travel so easily at that pace and then pick it up, to find gears at the end of a headlong gallop like that was extraordinary. Nicky Henderson, trainer

Jonbon (FR) wore ear plugs which were removed at the start and permission was given for Mighty Potter to wear a red hood to post.

Mighty Potter (FR) ran into the rail on the way to post, but having been checked by the Veterinary Surgeon the gelding was deemed fit to race.

Having reviewed recordings of the false start, the Starters were satisfied that no riders should be reported for contravening the starting procedures.

Following the race, the Veterinary Officer reported that Jonbon (FR), placed second, had lost its left hind shoe.

Jack Kennedy reported that Mighty Potter (FR) made a bad mistake at the fifth hurdle and he subsequently pulled up the gelding and the Veterinary Officer reported that a post-race examination of Mighty Potter (FR) failed to reveal any abnormalities.