Blaklion digs deep to claim RSA Chase glory

There was a minor upset in the RSA Chase as More Of That and No More Heroes finished third and fourth respectively behind the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained and Ryan Hatch-ridden Blaklion.

The winner, not without his supporters (11-1 to 8-1), raced just behind the pace for much of the journey, but responded to pressure to take the lead after the last.

From there he responded to pressure to deny the outsider of Willie Mullins’ two runners, Shaneshill, by half a length, with More Of That eight lengths away in third, just three parts of a length in front of No More Heroes.