- Joyeuse deleted a strong field to claim victory on Saturday
- Henderson's main law was prevented from being executed due to an injury
Nicky Henderson could not take the main act to Newbury on Sunday, but still ended up stealing the show with the Joyeuse flying mare.
Super Saturday was supposed to focus on Henderson's Sir Gino, but it was prevented from exciting rookie running in the Spirit Chase game after suffering a slight injury. In his absence, 11-1 Shot Master Chewy took the grade two prize for Nigel Twiston-Davies.
But Henderson would not be overcome and Joyeuse erased a strong field to claim victory in the historical Handicap obstacle of £ 100,000 William Hill.
This contest tends to be won by the horses in the update and Joyeuse of 9-2 shot it is clearly that, when he left the gloom with such power, he threatened to get the arms of the Bainville rider.
Once he hit the front in the final obstacle, he was never going to be trapped.
Joyeuse received appointments for disadvantages at the Cheltenham Festival, but it would not be eligible, since it only ran four times. She also looks better than that level.
Joyeuse deleted a strong field to claim victory at William Hill Hurdle on Saturday on Saturday
Nicky Henderson's main law, Sir Gino, was prevented from running due to an injury
Henderson, who celebrated winning the race for a seventh time, said: 'That was just perfection. She will not go for a disability of Cheltenham, you would not run again to qualify.
He also provided an update on Sir Gino, saying: 'It is solid, fortunately. It would be mortified if you didn't see it before Cheltenham. We are looking at Kempton or Bangor-on-Dee.