gungadu survives scare

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Gungadu - survived mistake.

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Gungadu gave his supporters a huge scare when ploughing through the seventh-last fence but the classy seven-year-old still ran out a smart winner of the Grade Two John Smith's Reynoldstown Novices' Chase at Ascot.

Ruby Walsh set out to make all aboard the 4-7 market leader and all was going to plan as he tanked along in front.

However, he failed to take off at the seventh from home and sent the birch flying, but the partnership remained intact and Paul Nicholls' charge went on to beat 33-1 outsider Wee Robbie by four lengths.

Walsh said: "The BBC camera truck came close to him early on in the race and from then on he had one eye on that and one eye on the fence, which is why he made the mistake."

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