God’s Own benefits from Vautour spill

Hot favourite Vautour was a shock faller as God’s Own claimed one of the most significant victories of his career in a dramatic renewal of the JLT Melling Chase at Aintree yesterday.

All eyes were on 1-5 market leader Vautour as he looked to follow up his impressive success in the Ryanair Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, on his first visit to the Merseyside track.

For the early part of the Grade One feature all was going well for the Willie Mullins-trained runner, as he cleared his fences in perfect fashion.