Aidan Coleman and Paisley Park regain Long Walk crown with power-packed finish

The result is even more meritorious, considering Paisley Park was found to be suffering from a fibrillating heart when he was beaten at Cheltenham in March

An ecstatic Emma Lavelle with husband Barry Fenton as she trains Paisley Park to win The Porsche Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot. Picture: Alan Crowhurst/PA

Paisley Park returned to winning ways with a power-packed finish to catch Thyme Hill in the dying strides of the Porsche Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot.

Emma Lavelle’s 2019 Stayers’ Hurdle winner looked beaten turning for home as he got caught out of his ground leaving the back straight.