Ad Hoc put up a remarkable performance to land the Whitbread Gold Cup as the British jumps season drew to a close at Sandown Park today.
Just seven days after finishing second in the Scottish Grand National he bounced back to turn the last big race of the campaign into a procession - winning by by 19 lengths from What's up Boys at 14-1.
Edredon Bleu just got the better of Fadalko in a thrilling tussle for the ladbrokescasino.com Championship Chase earlier on the card.
Tony McCoy got his mount up by a short-head to take first prize in the stg£85,000 contest.
After winning the substitute Cheltenham Gold Cup with Marlborough on Friday Nicky Henderson repeated the feat in the Champion Hurdle replacement when Landing Light beat better-fancied stablemate Geos in the Coral Eurobet Championship Hurdle.
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