Jasmine De Vauk added a bumper champion for last year’s success at a stronger to strike in an obstacle Albert Bartlett “in Cheltenham.
Paul Towndi gave a six-year-old patient driving, but went smoothly to take control entering the home directly.
The market leader was kicked by a strong challenge on the final flight, but 6/1 chance Jasmine de Vauk maintained his advantage in driving to overcome two and a half longitude and the willy Mullins coach.
Mullins said, “We did a lot of schooling with him and he is just so unnatural jump and Paul said he made a mess of the third last, but he jumped the last two so when we wanted.
“We know it has a motor and it’s just to bring it from A to B, and it’s a little more slowly at a longer trip – it may jump its fences better than the obstacles and we could go into money to persecute with him.
“Most of our champions of bumper winners was the stay and at their pedigree and the class was worth a long run.
Jasmine de Vauk (Green) Don’t see a big western top Cheltenham Hill
“He probably surprised me through the field and saw him last day, he was wondering if he could come from that far back? But Paul gave him a very self-confident driving and a frame of mind at the moment.
“Once he moved on the third last, he felt confident and definitely after I was feeling that he lost it, but again that the last flight was obstacle, probably one of the worst jumpers, I guess anything was worried about anything.
“I thought half a second when he landed last, maybe he rejected him, but he didn’t do it enough on the hill anyway.”
