Royale Pagaille beat Gray Dawning in an exhilarating end to win a second successive Betfair Chase at Haydock Park.
Below jockey Charlie Deutsch, Royale Pagaille was in entrance for a lot of the race earlier than Gray Dawning, ridden by Harry Skelton, moved into the lead after the penultimate fence.
Nonetheless, Gray Dawning had a poor soar on the last fence and Royale Pagaille, educated by Venetia Williams, capitalised by combating again to comply with up last year’s victory within the race.
“For him to do it twice actually units it in stone – simply unbelievable,” Deutsch advised ITV Racing.
“When Harry [Skelton] got here to us I assumed we have been beat however I dug in to see how a lot we had left. He actually tries laborious.
“He actually needed to dig deep. I believe it was simply real character that received him the race.”
Royale Pagaille joins Kauto Star, Bristol De Mai, Cue Card and Silviniaco Conti in changing into a a number of winner of the Betfair Chase.
