Villez costs bookies dear

Dear Villez made a pleasing return to Plumpton after his mishap 10 days earlier with a smooth front-running performance in the Cenkos Securities Beginners’ Chase.

Paul Nicholls’ five-year-old was going great guns on his chasing debut until unseating his rider at the 10th, but despite a mistake on the far side this time he jumped with aplomb.