Cappa Bleu advertised his potential with a fine performance in the Christie’s Foxhunter Chase.

Nicky Henderson had more than one reason to celebrate after Sandown beat the elements as he witnessed his pupil assistant Jamie Snowden land the Royal Artillery Gold Cup.

Paul Nicholls, who created racing history at the last Wincanton meeting by sending out six winners, continued the good work with a short-priced treble at his local track courtesy of Gungadu, Cerium and Kicks For Free.