Sleeping Night wins Foxhunter Chase

Paul Nicholls gained some compensation for the defeat of Strong Flow in the Gold Cup when Sleeping Night took the Christie's Foxhunter Chase.

The 7-2 favourite, ridden with aplomb by Colman Sweeney, took up the running two out and held Foly Pleasant by three-quarters of a length, with Placid Man another 11 lengths away in third.

The Wipper set the pace and was still in with a shout when he fell at the fourth-last, leaving Lord Atterbury in front.

But Lord Atterbury paid for his inadequate jumping as he had nothing left when the first three powered past him in the closing stages.