Don Cossack drubs Melling rivals on Merseyside

Tony McCoy steered Don Cossack to his fifth victory of a memorable campaign in the Betfred Melling Chase at Aintree.

The Gordon Elliott-trained eight-year-old enjoyed a magnificent start to the season, winning each of his first four starts, including the John Durkan Memorial Punchestown Chase, before finishing an unlucky-in- running third when favourite for the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.

With McCoy replacing the suspended Bryan Cooper in the saddle, the Gigginstown House Stud-owned gelding tracked frontrunner Cue Card for much of the two-and-a-half-mile journey before taking over early in the straight.

The 3-1 joint-favourite was soon away and clear and flew over the final fence to win eased down by a yawning 26 lengths.

Cue Card ran a creditable race to fill the runner-up spot on his first start since Christmas, with Johns Spirit third.

The other joint-favourite, Champagne Fever, was disappointing, with a bad mistake in the straight confirming his fate.

Last year's Queen Mother Champion Chase hero Sire De Grugy fell with over a circuit left to run.

McCoy said: "I got a good ride off him.

"I owe JP's (McManus) son Kieran a favour as we knew early in the week Uxizandre wouldn't be running and I think Kieran sorted it with Eddie and Michael (O'Leary) - even though we have a healthy competition with them in England and Ireland, it's nice of them to put me up in a Grade One given I haven't got long left.

"I think I've won five Ryanairs so I've won loads of money off him!"

He added: "Fair play to Gordon, he had him in great shape.

"I gave him a squeeze down the back, as it worked out he's better with the bit high in his mouth.

"Gordon told me he had a high cruising speed and not to be frightened to be positive and saying that was like a red rag to a bull."

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