3rd Wind gave Tom O’Brien additional explanation why to rejoice when narrowly popping out on best within the Pertemps Community Ultimate Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Simply days after his spouse gave delivery to their 2nd kid, O’Brien was once again to industry so as to add a Competition winner to his record of achievements.
3rd Wind (25-1), skilled through Hughie Morrison, and Fergal O’Brien’s Alaphilippe battled out the end after leaping the remaining. There was once not anything between them with 3rd Wind simply proving the more potent within the remaining levels to get the decision through a neck on the finish of 3 miles.
Mill Inexperienced was once two lengths away in 3rd position with Iciness Fog fourth and Truthful Vic 5th.
The stewards held an inquiry as the primary two got here shut in combination however the consequence was once allowed to face.
Morrison mentioned: “On his day he is an excellent horse and when the rain got here, he had the cushy flooring he likes. We mentioned soar off definitely and Tom took the courageous path down the internal. He mentioned it was once simple, and he did not even need to hit him.
“I felt it was once a useless inquiry as a result of they hardly ever touched, and if we would misplaced it I might have appealed. It was once six of 1 and part a dozen of the opposite, and not anything came about.
“Tom mentioned he was once truly comfortable and liked that flooring. It was once heavy at Haydock however he’d run a pleasing race at Warwick, so we got here right here hopeful of a just right run.”
