Updated: Thursday, 14 Mar 2013 15:20 | Comments
Cue Card made all to claim a second Cheltenham Festival success for Colin and Joe Tizzard in the Ryanair Chase.
Winner of the Champion Bumper three years ago, Cue Card was well in control from the top of the hill and easily held favourite First Lieutenant by nine lengths at odds of 7-2.
For Non Stop hung on gamely for third, a further three and a quarter lengths adrift, with last year's winner Riverside Theatre fourth after flying up the hill.
Trainer Colin Tizzard had sounded his intention to get jockey son Joe to do it from the front before the race, and so it proved.
He had Cue Card smartly away and only Champion Court went with him as they set a nifty early pace.
Bryan Cooper, a late substitute for the injured Davy Russell aboard First Lieutenant, was content to sit and wait in third for much of the race before deciding to make his move three fences from home.
However, he pecked when jumping that fence, costing him valuable momentum and handing the initiative back to Cue Card.
While both Champion Court and First Lieutenant tried their best to challenge, it was evident Tizzard jnr still had a bit up his sleeve and Cue Card, who had looked keen in the early stages, galloped all the way to the line.
Riverside Theatre finished fast to edge out Champion Court for fourth, just failing to catch For Non Stop, but previous dual winner Albertas Run was never travelling and was pulled up some way from home by Tony McCoy.
Joe Tizzard said: "People think that when he gets taken on his jumping falls apart but he was so relaxed in front that it didn't matter that Jason (Maguire, on Champion Court) was beside me. He did it well.
"This is great for Bob and Jean (Bishop, owners) as they've supported me for seven years now, before they had horses with dad.
"He's a good horse, unfortunately he's been questioned a few times throughout his career but hopefully that will stop now."
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