Gazump books his place at Cheltenham.

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Nigel Twiston-Davies supplemented his team for the Cheltenham Festival by one after Gazump took the opening contest at Newbury.

A change of tactics worked the trick aboard the 13-2 winner, who was patiently ridden by Carl Llewellyn, leading after the third-last fence in the Vodafone Novices' Handicap Chase as favourite Figaro du Rocher made a bad mistake.

Keeping on well for pressure, Gazump stayed on to hold the challenge of Glengarra by a length and three-quarters with the one-paced 13-8 favourite a neck back in third.

"He is in the Jewson Novices' Handicap Chase at Cheltenham and he'll go there now," said the winning trainer.

"The advantage of having an old jockey like Carl on board is that he knows when they're going too quick and he wisely decided to take his time.

"Once he hit the front I thought he'd hold on because he stays forever really."