Easy for Denman at Bangor

Denman strolled to another impressive victory en route to the Royal & SunAlliance Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival with success in the JPCS Novices’ Hurdle at Bangor.

The early-morning withdrawal of Black Jack Ketchum robbed the race of much of its use as a pointer to the big meeting in March, but it did prove the Paul Nicholls-trained six-year-old is in good health.