DEFINITLY Red might have headed for the Listed Sky Bet Handicap Chase at Doncaster, so connections are no doubt delighted they had the courage of their convictions.

A tremendous finish saw Paul Nicholls’ Warriors Tale kicking on from four out but Wakanda, 8/1, not to be denied, came at him not once but twice and finally got up to win by a head. Nicky Henderson’s L’Ami Serge, a truly frightening price at 13/8 favourite under Davy Russell, kept staying on but never quite got there.