The eight-horse field attracted the best trainers and jockeys in the steeplechase profession including two Grade Two winners. Those two tied for second place. Plod vied for the lead from the on-set, and drew clear through the stretch to prevail with Matt McCarron aboard. He finished a length and a half the better for trainer Neil Morris and Kiness Farm. There was one mishap in the eight- horse field as Precise Direction fell going over the seventh jump, but both horse and rider are fine.
Falls are just part of steeplechase races.