Botox Has (17-2) battled to a fine victory in the Betfair Exchange Stayers’ Handicap Hurdle at Haydock Park under 7lb claimer Caoilin Quinn.
The Gary Moore-trained six-year-old, under 21-year-old Downpatrick-born rider Caoilin Quinn, had won at Fontwell before and finished second to Shoot First at Cheltenham last month grabbed his second victory over obstacles.
Jockey Quinn had Botox Has just sat off the pace in the prestigious three-mile handicap and on the turn for home went after the leader, the Dan Skelton-trained Get A Tonic (14-1). The pair drew clear of their rivals after the final flight but it was Quinn and Botox Has who battled the better and scored by two-and-a-quarter lengths with Run For Oscar (11-2) a further three-and-a-half lengths back in third.
Trainer Moore was at Ascot to watch Goshen win the Grade Two Coral Hurdle around 10 minutes after Botox Has had triumphed on Merseyside.
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But winning jockey Quinn said: "I am speechless to be honest. He is a tough horse. I tried to keep him on the bridle for as long as I could and I was in the right place, handy enough the whole way. When they came to him, he has winged the last and battled from there. He is very brave, the more you ask him the more he gives you. He is a wonderful horse, so he is.
"He is still unexposed and there is still plenty of improvement in him. So the future is exciting for him."
He added: "It is my biggest winner by a fair way. I can't thank Mr Moore enough he has trusted me with some very good rides and hopefully I can keep delivering. Things are going very well that is my ninth winner of the season. I am from Downpartick in Northern Ireland. I moved over to Mr (Warren) Greatrex's (stable) when I was 16 and then moved from there to Mr Moore's this summer."
No Cruise Yet (9-2) got back up, having led for much of the race, to just deny Poppa Poutine (9-2) by a head in the Daily Tips On Betting.Betfair Handicap Chase.
The Sam England-trained No Cruise Yet, ridden by the trainer's husband Jonathan England, went straight to lead and the seven-year-old led for much of the way in the 3m4f contest. The Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Poppa Poutine, Achille and Sam's Adventure were all close up just in behind. But coming to the final two flights it was No Cruise Yet and Poppa Poutine, under Sam Twiston-Davies, who went a couple of lengths clear of their rivals. On the run to the line Poppa Poutine got his head in front, but No Cruise Yet battled back to score by head. Nestor Park (7-1) was three lengths back in third with Your Own Story (9-2) another five lengths adrift back in fourth.
Winning jockey Jonathan England said: "He is a lovely horse and a brilliant jumper. We knew he would stay the trip. We were pitching in deep off his previous form. But he is one of them who has got a lot of ability, but he looks after himself sometimes. Sam (Twiston-Davies on runner-up Poppa Poutine) is probably cursing me because I was jumping right the whole around the back. But after the last he stuck in neck down and did really try.
"He was in at Hexham last Tuesday but we thought if we come here, it is a good series of these staying chases around here and it will open up a few doors for him if he goes up (in the handicap)."
