Jango Baie put himself firmly within the King George VI Chase image with a demonstrative efficiency within the Ladbrokes 1965 Chase at Ascot.
Regardless of loads of Nicky Henderson’s early-season runners needing their first outing of the season, final season’s Arkle hero was despatched off the 9-4 favorite, with Nico de Boinville content material to permit a number of the different candidates within the stellar line-up stride on within the early levels.
There was an enchanting early skirmish for the lead, with Harry Fry’s Gidleigh Park ultimately taking the authority and Il Est Francais and two-time race winner Pic D’orhy by no means too distant.
As Il Est Francais was the primary to crack and light tamely, De Boinville was smuggling Jango Baie into rivalry and swinging the bend for dwelling it was merely a case of how far, with the ever-improving six-year-old striding on to a nine-length victory over Gidleigh Park who bravely plugged on for second.
Bookmakers made the winner as quick as 7-1 from 20s for the Ryanair Chase on the Cheltenham Pageant, however within the extra speedy, 4-1 for Kempton’s Christmas characteristic on Boxing Day.
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