Cool Chatez up and running for Alan King at Bangor

A review of the action from Bangor on Wednesday, where Chatez got his jumps career off to the best possible start.

Chatez, a smart handicapper on the Flat, got his jumps career off to the best possible start with a smooth success in the Hampton Vets Juvenile Maiden Hurdle at Bangor.

Sent off the 4-7 favourite, the Alan King-trained three-year-old took command two out and kept on well to defeat Top Of The Glas by a length and three-quarters.

"It was a good start and I'm delighted with him," said King.

"I think we'll find something with a penalty and if that went according to plan he could go to Kempton at Christmas."

Zaidiyn (3-1), a half-brother to smart performers Zaidpour and Zaynar, upheld family honour when making a winning jumps debut in the Strut & Parker Novices' Hurdle.

The Brian Ellison-trained four-year-old looked a useful recruit as he scored by six lengths under Danny Cook.

Ellison and Cook completed a double when Racing Europe (15-8 favourite) ran out a cosy winner of the Kerr Gilchrist Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race.

Foxcub allayed trainer Tom Symonds' fears about the ground when winning the Addington Fund Friends Of The Farmer Handicap Hurdle.

The 7-1 shot was always to the fore under Felix de Giles and shared early pacemaking duties with Bothy before seeing off first El Macca and then Clondaw Kaempfer at the business end.

The latter could not get close enough to get in a blow and was seven lengths adrift in second place.

Flicka Williams was a further 11 lengths away in third.

"I'm really pleased with that. I thought he wouldn't like the ground, but he has run his best races from the front and enjoyed it and has won nicely," said Symonds.

"I was going to give him over Christmas off because of the heavy ground, but I might have to have a rethink. Felix said he was all right on the ground.

"His form figures didn't really do him justice. The handicapper hit him hard last year.

"He went up 35lb and was then running in very competitive races.

"He ran well at Cheltenham last time, but the flatter tracks might play to his strengths."

Howard's Legacy returned in triumph following a 188-day absence to land the Anne Duchess of Westminster Memorial Handicap Chase.

The Venetia Williams-trained bottom weight took the three-mile feature in tremendous style under Liam Treadwell.

Going to the front after jumping the third-last fence, Howard's Legacy (13-2) soon stamped his authority on the contest to win by seven lengths from Bob Ford, with Knock A Hand another head away in third.

Red Admirable (33-1) cruised home to open his account over fences in the Landowners Sir John Hanmer Novices' Limited Handicap Chase.

Once Charlie Poste asked the Graeme McPherson-trained eight-year-old to go on at the third-last, the race was as good as over as he sauntered to a seven-length verdict over Withoutdefavourite.

Perfect Candidate (11-8 favourite) got off the mark over bigger obstacles in emphatic style in the Rea Valley Tractors Handicap Chase.

Asked by Alain Cawley to take a definite advantage two out, Fergal O'Brien's seven-year-old pulled clear of his only serious rival, Faustina Pius, to score by 13 lengths.