GAVIN Cromwell spotted a likely opportunity for A Place Apart at Kempton on Sunday and the four-year-old gelding rewarded the Balrath handler by stepping out of the hurdling ranks to land the Matchbook Betting Podcast Chase, a novices’ limited handicap, by two and a half lengths from Cap Du Nord. A 6/1 chance, A Place Apart was driven out by James Bowen after opening up a handy lead.

The Listed Matchbook VIP Hurdle went to Nicky Henderson’s 8/13 favourite Verdana Blue in the hands of Nico de Boinville.