The flowering partnership between Paul Nicholls and Noel Fehily in the absence of the injured Ruby Walsh continued apace at Cheltenham when Sam Winner ran out an easy victor of the JCB Triumph Hurdle Trial.
Making his British debut, having earlier this year finished second three times in his native France, Sam Winner (4-1) tracked wide throughout.
When the race began in earnest three flights from home, Fehily gave the youngster an inch of rein and he came down the stands rail to power clear of Grandouet by 15 lengths.
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