He beat Solwhit by a length-and-a-half in the Hatton's Grace Hurdle after Zaidpour's win in the previous race.

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In a thrilling final, James and fellow crew members Andy Hodge, Peter Reed and Steve Williams came from three-quarters of a length down to beat Australia and claim gold.

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The Middleham handler has now saddled five of the last nine winners of the two-mile contest after the three-year-old kept pace and accelerated in the straight to beat Yankee Doodle by four lengths, with Godolphin's Mastery third, another three-quarters of a length back.

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