If The Cap Fits finished with a flourish to defend his crown in the Coral Hurdle in Ascot.
After landing this Grade Two prize a year ago, Harry Frys cost went on to finish third in the Christmas Hurdle and next at the National Spirit Hurdle, until successfully stepping around 3 miles at the Grade One Stayers Hurdle at Aintree in the spring.
The seven-year-old has been a shot on his seasonal reappearance at Berkshire, together with the Nicky Henderson-trained Telephone Me Lord – at reception of 6lb – the marketplace leader that is 6-4.
Call Me Lord appeared like delivering the products for favourite backers at the straight, together with Nico de Boinville cutting on on a figure in the saddle between the two flights.
On the other hand, the farther If The Cap Fits proceeded, the greater he looked – looking deep for Sean Bowen following the flight to get up and conquer Call Me Lord by half a period.
The disappointment of the race was Roksana. If The Cap Fits at Aintree and needed the advantage of a recent comeback series beat dan Skeltons mare just a head, but can only finish fifth of their runners.
Fry stated:It was a good race and we understood it had been the minimum trip for him personally, but I enjoyed it with respect to giving him a month to come back to the Long Walk and then people all can proceed with confidence and look forward to this struggle.
It will not be simple, but well give it a go. He is a three-miler.
I am thrilled for (owners) Paul and Clare Rooney since they are individual with their horses. We could have gone into Wetherby at the start of the month, however it had been only in the last week that is charge to all the team at home and he has come to himself.
He has been for several away days and he has desired those. He has been getting thinner and thinner as daily that week has now passed. He does the bare minimum however we dont mind when he does that on a racecourse.
It is the third time weve won the race. It has been a great race for us and now Im delighted. Our season hasnt really got going, but we have tweaked a couple of things at home and this may be the kick start for better things.