Kauto bowled over by brave Vic

KAUTO Star suffered a second successive defeat as Paul Nicholls’ ace was nailed right on the line by Our Vic in a dramatic finish to the totesport Bowl at Aintree yesterday.

Ruby Walsh’s thunderous face told its own story as he returned aboard the 4-7 favourite, who had been on a retrieval mission after chasing home stablemate Denman in the Gold Cup last month.

Despite not jumping with his usual fluency, Kauto Star grabbed the lead from the front-running Our Vic at the third-last and started to propel himself clear.