Special Tiara takes Desert Orchid Chase crown

A superb front-running performance from Special Tiara saw the Irish raider take the williamhill.com Desert Orchid Chase at Kempton.

Spectacular at many of his fences, Barry Geraghty's partner had all bar Balder Succes beaten from some way out.

The only scare came at the third-last, where the Henry de Bromhead-trained seven-year-old appeared as though he could be tiring with what was a slow jump, giving some hope to the pursuing Balder Succes.

But Geraghty's mount was soon back moving strongly and in the end two and a quarter lengths too good for the 11-10 favourite.

The race was won last year by subsequent Champion Chase hero Sire De Grugy, with the added drama of Sprinter Sacre being pulled up.

A Grade One winner at Aintree last year as a novice in the Maghull Novices' Chase, Special Tiara was given a first-show quote of 16-1 by Betfred for the two-mile championship at Cheltenham in March.

De Bromhead was at Leopardstown, where he said: "Everything went right at Kempton and Barry Geraghty gave Special Tiara an amazing ride. We thought we were in trouble with the ground having turned a bit soft there, but he was super."

Geraghty said: "That was the way Henry told me to ride him, I've seen plenty of this horse over the years and Henry said that is the way - to let him go, let him rip and use his jumping.

"He said to give him a little breather down the back and go again in the straight.

"He was very long at the ditch but popped the next and was in his element all the way round.

"It's very rare that you get a horse with that amount of guts. To do it like that was just fantastic. He was really up for it, Henry had him spot on."

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