Le Patron offered jockey David Noonan with a primary Grade One success within the Betfair Henry VIII Novices’ Chase at Sandown.
Despatched off the 16-1 outsider of the six-runner discipline, Gary Moore’s had received two minor handicaps previous to getting into Grade One firm.
He jumped like an outdated hand, particularly when it mattered most within the straight, whereas the favorite JPR One blundered two out and noticed his probability disappear.
David Noonan celebrates profitable on Le Patron at Sandown
Colonel Harry stayed on strongly within the straight having been outpaced and briefly regarded as if he may make a race of it, nonetheless, he may solely near inside a size and 1 / 4.
Noonan mentioned: “It can take some time to sink in and I am very fortunate to have the chance to journey a horse of that high quality and to go and do it’s superb.
“They have been quietly assured beforehand and thought he would run an enormous race, however whether or not they thought he would try this or not I do not know. I am glad all of it labored out.
“Day in, day out you are trucking around to come to these big days and it is brilliant. To have a horse who is competitive and can do the job is even better. Hopefully it is a bit of good advertising.”
It’s the second time Moore has saddled the winner of this occasion after the success of Ar Mad in 2015 and the handler was delighted to safe one other large race victory at his favorite racecourse.
He mentioned: “It was an ambitious shout, but when a horse jumps as he does and goes in soft ground as he does, we had to give it a try – especially the way the races are cutting up at the present time.
“It did not actually lower up in the present day [Saturday], however full credit score to Jamie (Moore) who has performed all of the donkey work on him and David has given him a stunning journey in the present day.”
On Noonan, he added: “The boys ride will the majority, but I think David is a lovely rider and very underused and very underrated. All the time I need to use him, I will use him.
“He is been in and schooled him within the week and that is the form of particular person he’s, I am undecided the place he lives however he would not reside not far away. He is needed to come up and faculty this horse particularly.”
