Aucunrisque made nearly all to graduate to Grade Two glory for Chris Gordon within the Sky Guess Dovecote Rookies’ Hurdle at Kempton.
All eyes have been on Shallwehaveonemore after his wide-margin Sandown win and the Gary Moore-trained runner was once despatched off the 6-4 favorite beneath the handler’s son, Josh.
He was once glad to settle in fourth as Tom Cannon set the gallop on Aucunrisque (3-1) and Shallwehaveonemore gave the look to be in the very best place turning for house.
Teacher Chris Gordon landed the function beginner hurdle at Kempton on Saturday
On the other hand, a few novicey leaping mistakes on the ultimate two flights value the marketplace chief treasured momentum, handing the initiative to Aucunrisque, who proved extremely sport in responding to Cannon’s urgings.
He galloped on strongly after the closing to carry the problem of Shallwehaveonemore through a duration, with 40-1 shot Galore Desassences completing an additional duration and three-quarters adrift.
Aucunrisque was once finishing a hat-trick of victories for teacher Chris Gordon and Unibet chopped his worth to 10-1 from 20s for the County Hurdle on the Cheltenham Pageant.
“It’s so beautiful. Good. I’m more than happy. He has achieved it the laborious method – he has long past up there in entrance and is an excessively hardy horse. He has simply saved on selecting up,” stated Gordon.
“Positive, we will have long past for a harder handicap, however he’s going to be in tricky handicaps all his lifestyles most definitely. We simply concept, as a beginner, he’s tricky and that is a part of it.
“He is received a sexy just right little handicap hurdle prior to and numerous freshmen have not achieved that and I assumed he was once an actual warrior there these days and fixed his head out the entire option to the road.
“We simply concept we would stay it easy. I am a easy personality, so we attempt to stay the horses’ techniques great and easy, bowl alongside great and at hand and simply employ a tight gallop.
“I did have the Imperial Cup in thoughts as a substitute of coming right here, however whilst I like Sandown, when it rains, I’d move there without a race to visit, I am 90 in keeping with cent certain.
“So, he’s within the County Hurdle, however I believe possibly he’ll move to Aintree. We’re going to see. I will be able to’t see any explanation why he may not opt for the Grade One, however I have not had a drink in February and my judgement isn’t nice!
“I do not believe this boy is large sufficient to leap a fence, so hurdling might be his sport.”
