Flagship Uberalles won the feature Mitsubishi Shogun Tingle Creek Trophy Chase at Sandown today for a third time with a brilliant victory over Edredon Bleu.
Young Irish jockey Robert Widger, riding the Philip Hobbs-trained winner in public for the first time, took the race by the scruff of the neck by taking up the running at the third last, the Pond Fence.
It was all over from that point as Flagship Uberalles (7-2) galloped clear of his five rivals and jumped the final two fences impeccably.
He inflicted the third defeat in the race for Edredon Bleu, the 6-5 favourite, by striding home four lengths to the good with Fadalko (5-1) five lengths further away in third.
See More Business fell on his return to action in the Tote John Hughes Rehearsal Chase at Chepstow, gifting the race to Arctic Camper.
The 1999 Gold Cup winner came down two out as he was being ridden to try and fend off the challenge of Venetia Williams' talented but lightly raced gelding.
Arctic Camper, a 12-1 shot, was left to come home 10 lengths clear of Irish raider Wicked Crack (4-1).
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