Gemirande held on strongly to disclaim favorite Madara and win the December Gold Cup at Cheltenham.
The pair pulled away from the remainder of the sector on the method to the second-last and got here collectively briefly whereas leaping it.
They have been nonetheless collectively on the final earlier than the 11-2 shot, ridden by Charlie Deutsch and skilled by Venetia Williams, edged forward of the 11-4 favorite and stayed on to win by a size.
Madara, ridden by Harry Skelton and skilled by brother Dan, was nicely away from third-placed Fugitif (6-1), who gained final yr’s race.
Gemirande, a powerful winner final outing at Ascot, was nicely positioned all through and Deutsch was delighted to have landed one other massive race victory on the eight-year-old.
“His leaping was electrical and I am happy for him to get his head in entrance. He loves racing,” he informed ITV Racing.
“He is an actual character – the extra you pull the quicker he goes however he’s actually sport.
“Venetia is a magician with what she does together with her horses.”
