Attaglance calls tune in Martin Pipe

Malcolm Jefferson secured a second Cheltenham Festival victory of the week when Attaglance landed the Martin Pipe Conditional Jockeys’ Handicap Hurdle

Just 24 hours after Cape Tribulation struck in the Pertemps Final, the North Yorkshire-based handler was back in the winner’s enclosure courtesy of this 20-1 chance.

Jefferson had gone 17 years since winning at the Festival, when Dato Star landed the Champion Bumper.

A winner at Market Rasen last time out in February, Attaglance loves top of the ground and showed a rare turn of foot to beat Toner D’Oudairies by a neck under Harry Haynes.

Oscar Nominee arguably got going too late and was a further neck away in third. Make A Track was fourth.

The runner-up was travelling awfully well turning into the straight but a bad leap at the last gave a host of pursuers a second chance, and Attaglance took full advantage.

Jefferson said: ``He's a lovely horse and he had good, late form.

“He’s a gutsy horse – he’s tough, genuine and easy to train.

“I honestly thought we had a hell of a chance and Harry has given him a great ride.

“There’ll be something for him at Aintree now.”