Racing: Paul Nicholls and Martin Pipe, Britain's two top trainers, shared the spoils in the feature Vodafone Gold Cup Handicap Chase at Newbury today.
The judge could not split the Nicholls-trained Cornish Sett, the 5-1 favourite, and Pipe’s Horus (22-1) after a thrilling finish to the Listed contest.
It was Pipe’s 100th victory of the season but he still trails Nicholls in the trainers’ championship race.
Horus, ridden by Jamie Moore, was always in the first two with Supreme Prince until last year’s winner cried enough at the fifth-last fence.
That left Horus in front but Ruby Walsh, on his first day back after being out through injury for more than five weeks, brought Cornish Sett to challenge at the second-last.
Cornish Sett took a narrow lead on the run-in but Horus fought back bravely to force a dead-heat on the line, with Windsor Boy (9-1) six lengths away in third.