Giant Blue Flight cuts rival Black Corton down to size in the Premier Chase

In a reverse of the David and Goliath fairytale, it was the giant six-year-old Blue Flight who sprung the surprise in beating the smaller and slighter Black Corton in the afternoon's feature, the £60,000 Belhaven Brewery Premier Chase.

With his mark of 157, the Paul Nicholls-trained runner-up was understandably a warm order at 30-100 to beat his three rivals who were all meeting him on at least 10lb worse terms than would have been the case in a handicap.

"I thought he would be third, and I'd have been pleased with that," admitted Blue Flight's owner, Jimmy Fyffe.

Nigel Twiston-Davies: trainer of Blue FlightCredit: Harry Trump

Black Corton jumped poorly throughout and for most of the race it was Blue Flight who travelled like the odds-on shot. Turning for home with two to jump, Bryony Frost was hard at work on the favourite with Callum Bewley still sitting motionless on six-year-old eventual-winner.

Black Corton battled on gamely and there was only half a length between the pair at the finish, with Captain Redbeard a further length and a half back in third.