Cheltenham Festival: Taquin Du Seuil and AP McCoy win JLT Novices' Chase

Taquin Du Seuil and AP McCoy got the better of the JP McManus owned Uxizandre in the JLT Novices' Chase at Cheltenham.

Alan King said of the second: "I'm very proud of him, I thought we had it for a second but it was a tremendous performance. He never missed a beat the whole way round, we felt we disappointed him at Warwick dropping him in so Choc (Thornton) wanted to make use of him. "The race brought him on a good bit and though he went a good gallop he wasn't overdoing it. He has to go left-handed which rules Punchestown out. Aintree is possible or maybe the Future Champions at Ayr." Nigel Twiston-Davies is also likely to head to Aintree with Double Ross. The Naunton handler said: "He's run another great race and I'm very happy with him. He'll probably go on to Liverpool now."