Hamilton owner Paul Costello insists he never took his Cheltenham win for granted as favourite Imperial Aura raced to victory.
Costello, who is a director with Upload Abode in Motherwell, watched from the crowd last week as the bookies’ pick won the Northern Trust Company Novices’ Handicap Chase.
The part-owner said that the short price on Aura didn’t mean anything as the horse took to the famous track.
“You always know a good horse but we had a couple of small set-backs on the way to Cheltenham,” said Costello.
“You can never be 100 per cent sure whatever the odds, whether it’s a 25-1 or 5-1 win.
“Sometimes things can happen that are totally out of your control, but it’s a great feeling when it does work out for you.
“In the end we came in as favourites, I think we went in finally at 4-1, so there was a lot of expectation that we would do well.
“I don’t really feel any good results in top races.”
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