Josses Hill wins at Kempton Josses Hill dominated from the front to claim top honours in the Weatherbys General Stud Book Graduation Chase at Kempton. Runner-up to the brilliant but ill-fated Vautour in the 2014 Supreme Novices' Hurdle, Nicky Henderson's eight-year-old suffered well-documented jumping problems when sent chasing the following season, but did manage to finish third in the Arkle Trophy on his return to Cheltenham. Last term did not get off to the best of starts as he fell in the Tingle Creek at Sandown, but he bounced back to win over this course and distance before finishing down the field in the Ryanair Chase. Making his first start since, Josses Hill was the 8-13 favourite to beat his sole rival Camping Ground. Nico de Boinville sent the market leader straight to the front and his jumping was largely proficient, with the Gold Cup-winning rider giving his mount plenty of encouragement at many of his obstacles. Camping Ground, returning to fences after spending much of last season over hurdles, kept tabs on the leader for much of the two-and-a-half-mile journey, but Aidan Coleman began to get to work before the home turn. Josses Hill maintained his advantage in the straight and safely negotiated the remaining fences to score by eight lengths. Henderson said: "He is getting good. He's been very good at home, but we've done nothing special. We've schooled him a couple of times and he's been brilliant. "I said to Nico 'be positive at the ditches', as he used to hang in the air a bit. "I just have the feeling he's better right-handed than left-handed. "There is the Ascot race in a couple of weeks' time (1965 Chase), but it depends if he is right and if the ground is right. "Whether that is being grown-up too soon, I'm not sure, but that's the end of his graduation days. "The Peterborough Chase at Huntingdon could be very good for him. "I think he's ready to go anywhere right-handed, but he has run some very good races at Cheltenham, so we can't count that out. "I still think he's a good horse and he sometimes works as if he will stay and one day we will try him over three miles."
