was not for beating when rewarding the patience of his connections with success in the William Hill Best Odds Guaranteed Game
Chase at
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The eight-year-old is trained by Nigel Twiston-Davies and was ridden by his son Sam as an 11-1 shot for the Grade Two assignment that had been an intended target for Nicky Henderson’s unbeaten Sir Gino.
The latter horse was a non-runner and the complexion of the race therefore changed, something Master Chewy took full advantage of when prevailing for the first time since 2023 with a length-and-a-quarter victory over Libberty Hunter.
Matata, a stablemate of the winner, was sent off the 11-8 favourite and he was in charge turning for home before the field started to close in on him.
He jumped the last in front but slightly drifted on the run to the line, handing the initiative to the game Master Chewy who stayed on all the way to break his winless run.