Jockey David Crosse survived a series of jumping mistakes from his mount Kadalkin (16/1) to remain in the saddle and win the BetBright Cheltenham Festival Fund Novices' Chase (3.45) at Doncaster on Friday.
One jumping error close to home left the jockey with his foot out of the stirrup and perilously close to falling off the nine-year old. But Crosse recovered very well and composed himself to mount a challenge that saw him take the lead at the final flight and come home in front by eight lengths from Pure Oxygen (11/8).
This was only Kadalkin's sixth race under rules and was his first win. Trainer Nigel Hawke admitted he had been a "nightmare" to train but that his connections had also been waiting for the right ground for him (good).
The horse has no further entries at the moment.
