Once back in front of the stands, the runners took a hurdle at the site of the distance judge before leaping an artificial brook, which had replaced the wall, being the fifteenth obstacle.

Cigar, Peter Simple and Oliver Twist adopted a different route down to Becher's Brook to the rest of the runners and bypassed the first jump, which was allowed, as long as the competitors raced outside the course marking flags.

At the fence before the Canal Turn Oliver Twist fell and may have hampered Cigar who was the only runner continuing who was detached from the main body, but he was able to get back the lost lengths to move into second behind Charity when Selim began to fade along the Canalside.

Most of the field had every chance at this stage but the injection of pace now told on most of the competitors, and with a quarter-mile to run Charity had only the two greys in the race Peter Simple and Cigar challenging him.

Peter Simple was beaten by the time the two leaders reached the final flight where Charity swerved sharply, causing Powell to have to hit him to try and get him back on a racing line.

The remaining runners, with the exception of Lottery, completed the course but had been stopped to a walk long before the finish and were swallowed up by the spectators, who entered the racecourse after the race.

Winner: Charity ran in the Crimson jacket and cerise cap of Lord Craven and was prepared for the race at the stables of William Vevers in Cheltenham.

Third: Peter Simple was owned by the Hon F Craven and was a second race ride for T Walker Fourth: Revealer ran in the Crimson colours of Henry Villebois which had been carried to victory by Jerry the previous year.