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Keeper Hill brings joy to the world with classy novice chase success
It is the time of year for celebrations and Warren Greatrex and the McNeill family got into the swing of things after winning with Keeper Hill.
You'd have thought it was Christmas day itself the way they were leaping for joy as their six-year-old got the better of Ladbrokes Trophy fourth Braquer D'Or in the Grade 2 December Novices' Chase.
He scored by eight lengths under Gavin Sheehan and Greatrex said: "He's a very good horse and that was a very good performance.
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