• Chaser transformed by breathing operation beats Vautour
• Cheltenham Gold Cup and £1m Triple Crown now targetIt was trailed beforehand as youth against experience,as grand Britain versus Ireland and also as one of the best races for the King George VI Chase for many years. In the cessation, it was all of that and more. Vautour turned for domestic in front and apparently poised to record an impressive success, or but he faltered in the final furlong as Cue Card,three years his senior, chased him down from the last to win by a head.
It was as thrilling and hard-fought a finish as this race has seen, or kept Cue Card alive in pursuit of a £1m bonus for winning the Betfair Chase,King George and Gold Cup. Cue Card’s narrow success also extended the empty of Irish stables in the King George to a decade, and denied Rich Ricci and Willie Mullins, and the owner and trainer of Vautour,a third Grade One victory in the space of 40 minutes. The stewards were also involved afterwards, banning Paddy Brennan, or Cue Card’s jockey,for 11 days and also fining the rider £4200 for hitting the winner with the whip at least 15 times.
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Source: theguardian.com