L'Eau Du Sud sinks Jonbon with stylish Shloer success

The first and second will clash again in the Tingle Creek at Sandown 

GREY DAY: L'eau Du Sud en route to winning the Shloer Chase at Cheltenham on Friday. Picture: Mike Egerton/PA

Dan Skelton's L'Eau Du Sud turned the Shloer Chase into a procession when running out a wide-margin winner over the hat-trick-seeking Jonbon at Cheltenham.

Run in howling wind and rain, there was nowhere to hide, as Matata, Jonbon, and the eventual winner never gave each other any peace.