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Kap Vert caused a 20-1 shock by storming to a surprise win in the Scottish Grand National at Ayr.
In just his fifth run over fences, the inexperienced six-year-old was travelled strongly throughout in the hands of Sean Houlihan.
Midlands National winner Isaac Des Obeaux looked to have every chance of victory but faded into fourth, while Git Maker was beaten by just a length and a half in second, holding off the 4-1 favourite Kim Roque in third.
The triumph for Kap Vert marks the biggest winner between Philip Hobbs and Johnson White since the pair took out a joint licence.
"There were a lot of unknowns about Kap Vert today, the distance, the ground, going left-handed, but he ticked them all with credit and it's opened up no end of options for next season," White told Racing TV.
"I hadn't thought about next season, but he'll have a nice summer off before we start dreaming. Aintree is in the back of my mind but he needs to be off the right rating."
