Gina Andrews claims first Cheltenham Festival winner aboard 40/1 shot Domesday Book

Domesday Book sprung a 40/1 shock in the Fulke Walwyn Kim Muir Chase, the final race on day three at the Cheltenham Festival.

The Stuart Edmunds-trained seven-year-old got up close home to deny top-weight Pendra (16/1), who appeared set to give owner JP McManus another winner.

Premier Bond and Sam Waley-Cohen also stayed on strongly to fill third at 9/1 ahead of Potters Legend (10/1) and Mall Dini, with the front five covered by no more than a couple of lengths after three-and-a-quarter gruelling miles.

Domesday Book was providing amateur jockey Gina Andrews with easily the biggest win of her riding career and ensured there would be no Thursday Irish sweep after six previous winners from the Emerald Isle.

Edmunds said: "It's unbelievable, it hasn't sunk in.

"I think it's as big a surprise to me as everyone else. He was recommended to me by a late friend who died a couple of weeks ago from Roger Brookhouse's.

"He ran okay at Leicester on his first run for me and we thought the further the better, so we put him in this and told Gina to be forceful on him and he just kept responding.

"I thought he was beat but she gave him a smack and he's always behind the bridle, the blinkers did their job.

"I came here thinking if he finished mid-division we'd do okay!"

Andrews said: "This has literally been my lifetime ambition, just to ride here never mind win.

"Stuart told me he'd never be on the bridle, but to be honest he was never off it until we turned in so that was a pleasant surprise.

"He rallied well, but I thought I'd be second jumping the last, the loose horse helped - I'm delighted!"