Willie Mullins remained tight lipped on Sir Gerhard's Cheltenham plans after a comfortable victory on his chase debut at Gowran Park.
The win wasn't without drama though, as the Mullins trained horse had a near catastrophic error at the third fence. Sir Gerhard, who began the race as the 1/6 favourite, jumped too early, landed in the middle of the fence and was fortunate not to unseat rider Paul Townend.
Understandably, the eight-year-old jumped the next few fences much more hesitantly as Largy Debut set the pace. Sir Gerhard came alive with three fences to jump and reeled Largy Debut in, and when the Henry de Bromhead trained horse made a big mistake at the second to last, Sir Gerhard was on hand to capitalise.
