Josses delivers despite some hair-raising jumping

Josses Hill opened his account over fences at the second time of asking but those who took the short odds in the Betdaq 0% Multiples For First Month Novices’ Chase at Doncaster yesterday had a few anxious moments.

Nicky Henderson’s seven-year-old was classy enough to finish second to Vautour in the Supreme Novices’ Hurdle in March but was beaten on his chasing debut by Ptit Zig, a winner again since.

He was expected to benefit enormously from that experience but he gave Barry Geraghty a scare at a few of his fences by standing off a long way away. However, it was to his credit that he never actually looked like falling.