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Brilliant Bowen leads the field
The Gazette
|October 25, 2025
OLLY Murphy is eyeing an immediate step up to Grade One level with Alnilam after he produced a spring-heeled display to strike gold on the opening day of the season at Cheltenham.
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Aided by champion jockey Sean Bowen, the Warren Chase handler headed for the Cotswolds in sensational form following a Perth fourtimer and a treble at Worcester earlier this week, and Alnilam had looked a smart addition to the chasing ranks when making a successful start at Uttoxeter three weeks ago.
Dan Skelton’s Country Mile, the runner-up at Uttoxeter, was again in opposition in the Holland Cooper ‘Chasing Excellence’ Novices’ Chase at Prestbury Park and the pair went off 9-4 joint-favourites for the rematch - but Alnilam confirmed his superiority in some style.
After jumping well and setting a strong gallop alongside Centara, who was eventually pulled up, Alnilam had a significant advantage over the chasing pack rounding the home turn and any chance Country Mile had of closing the gap ended when he ploughed through the second fence from home.
This story is from the October 25, 2025 edition of The Gazette.
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