Don Cossack the beneficiary as Champagne Fever slips up

A race that promised so much, and delivered for most of the two and a half miles, was to ultimately prove disappointing.

The Grade 2 Ladbrokes’ Ireland Kinloch Brae Chase at Thurles yesterday was won by Don Cossack, after he had been left clear by the final fence fall of Champagne Fever.

Gordon Elliott’s Don Cossack came into the contest in the form of his life, three from three this campaign, but, rather surprisingly, Champagne Fever was much preferred to him in the market.