Commanche makes hard work of win

Commanche Court was made to struggle to land the odds at Navan this afternoon in the Gain Feeds Handicap Chase to keep his Cheltenham prospects alive.

Runner-up to Best Mate in the Tote Gold Cup at the Festival last March, Commanche Court had to come under maximum pressure from Ruby Walsh to get back on the winning trail for the first time since the Heineken Gold Cup at Punchestown in the spring of 2000.