Drever denies Baracouda again

Inglis Drever left a huge crowd at Newbury in no doubt he is the best staying hurdler around as he confirmed his Cheltenham superiority over Baracouda in the Ballymore Properties Long Distance Hurdle.

A race dominated by the French raider in recent years always promised a memorable finish but although Francois Doumen’s charge did his level best to mix it with his rival on the run-in, he could never get in a really telling blow.