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Kap Vert Wins Coral Scottish Grand National at 20-1

A patient, wide trip on heavy ground delivered a career-best win for jockey Sean Houlihan.

Overview

  • Kap Vert, a six-year-old novice chaser, won at 20-1 under Sean Houlihan and earned the £112,000 first prize.
  • Pre-race rain left the ground heavy, and only six of 16 completed as Houlihan steered for fresher turf out wide.
  • The winner cruised into contention at the fourth-last fence and was not asked for full effort until after the last.
  • Git Maker took second, Kim Roque was third, and Isaac Des Obeaux faded to fourth, with Chasingouttheblues and Promontory the other finishers.
  • Trained in Somerset by Philip Hobbs and Johnson White for the If The Kap Fits partnership, the lightly raced winner made only his fifth start over fences.