IMPAIRE ET PASSE clung on in the William Hill Aintree Hurdle after a pulsating three-way battle and dramatic post-race enquiry.
Bumping and barging between the evens favourite, runner-up Bob Olinger and third Langer Dan gave on-course stewards a real headache.
To gasps from the crowd, they passed the post in unison, none of the three giving an inch in a fight for £140,325.
Jumps to the right from heavily-backed Impaire Et Passe started a chain reaction of moves from his rivals amassing on either side.
Directly behind at the penultimate flight, Rachael Blackmore switched to the favourite’s inner on Bob Olinger.
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