Pic D'Orhy (4-1) grabbed a superb victory in the Marsh Chase on the second day of the 2023 Randox Grand National Festival at Aintree Racecourse. And with it denied Joseph O'Brien's Fakir D'Oudairies (15-8 favourite) a record third straight victory in the Grade One feature, formerly known as the Melling Chase, on Ladies Day at Aintree.
The Paul Nicholls-trained eight-year-old bypassed last month’s Cheltenham Festival and it paid off as, under Harry Cobden, he produced a polished jumping display to beat D’Oudairies, who was the sixth horse to win the race in successive seasons last year – by four-and-a-quarter lengths. Donald McCain's front-running Minella Drama (14-1) was a further two-and-three-quarters-of-a-length back in third.
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