Punters despair as Thunder gets rumbled at finish

>>Hotpot Black Thunder appeared to have things under control from a long way out in the hunter chase at Kelso, so much so that more than £12,200 was traded on him at 1.01 on Betfair.

But Sam Waley-Cohen was holding on to a lot less than expected and one of the stiffest finishes in Britain proved their undoing as Premier Portrait (800) nailed them on the line.

>>The earlier 2m6f novice handicap chase had unfolded in a remarkably similar manner. Vicenzo Mio looked sure to snap a losing run stretching back to December 2013 and was backed down to 1.04 when still on the bridle in front after two out.