Jonbon landed the Tingle Creek Chase at Sandown to develop into the primary back-to-back winner of the race because the nice Kauto Star 18 years in the past.
It was an eighth victory on the high Grade One degree for Nicky Henderson’s chaser, ridden by Nico de Boinville.
The 8-13 favorite made a few leaping errors however nonetheless ran out a convincing eight-length winner from Quilixios in moist and windy circumstances
“What a horse. It is fairly one thing, he actually did discover rather a lot. It is laborious work and gruelling on the market,” stated De Bonville.
Edwardstone and Grasp Chewy each fell, leaving Jonbon with simply three rivals and he noticed them off with ease.
Jonbon’s odds to win the Queen Mom Champion Chase on the Cheltenham Pageant in March had been reduce to 5-2 from 7-2.
It was his sixteenth victory from 19 races and takes his profession prize cash previous the £1m mark.
“He is only a actual true terrier,” stated Henderson, who hoped a reduce on the horse’s leg was not critical.
Kauto Star’s two Tingle Creek Chase wins had been a part of a record-breaking profession which included 5 King George VI Chase victories.
Racing at Sandown went forward, after two inspections, regardless of excessive winds brought on by Storm Darragh, however Saturday conferences at Aintree, Chepstow and Wolverhampton had been deserted.
Aintree had been as a result of stage the Becher Chase over the Grand Nationwide fences.
