Kap Vert triggered a 20-1 shock by storming to a shock win in the Scottish Grand National at Ayr.
In simply his fifth run over fences, the inexperienced six-year-old was travelled strongly all through in the palms of Sean Houlihan.
Midlands National winner Isaac Des Obeaux appeared to have each likelihood of victory however light into fourth, whereas Git Maker was crushed by only a size and a half in second, holding off the 4-1 favorite Kim Roque in third.
The triumph for Kap Vert marks the most important winner between Philip Hobbs and Johnson White because the pair took out a joint licence.
“There were a lot of unknowns about Kap Vert today, the distance, the ground, going left-handed, but he ticked them all with credit and it’s opened up no end of options for next season,” White advised Racing TV.
“I hadn’t thought about next season, but he’ll have a nice summer off before we start dreaming. Aintree is in the back of my mind but he needs to be off the right rating.”
