THERE was no shortage of people cheering on First Flow at the weekend when the nine-year-old son of Primary (Giant’s Causeway) galloped to a seven-length victory in the Grade 1 Clarence House Chase at Ascot.

This hugely consistent gelding has only finished out of the first four twice in 18 lifetime starts, and his success on Saturday was his sixth consecutive win over fences. As a hurdler First Flow won three times and the best of these was victory in the Grade 2 Rossington Main Novices Hurdle at Haydock Park, a race he landed with 10 lengths back to the runner-up.