Drama in jump racing’s finale
Sandown Racecourse, Surrey
BRITISH jump racing’s end-of- season finale at Sandown had a little of everything on Saturday; thrilling finishes, old stars returning, new stars making their way, controversy and even one result which appeared to have a degree of help from above.
The Bet365 Gold Cup used to be one of the great staying chases of the season, one notch below the Grand National but on a par with the Hennessy and, like the Newbury feature, one of the first sponsored races when it was the Whitbread.
“It’s tough, but I’m very proud of the horse”
CHRISTIAN WILLIAMS
These days, however, it is just another long distance chase and it
