It all adds up for Decimus

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After Decimus had wound up the last campaign with two wins, trainer Jeremy Scott decided to send him novice chasing this term.

However, after three dismal efforts he was switched back to hurdles and has now obliged in two of his last three races.

The combination of forcing tactics and better ground saw Decimus (14/1) hold last week's Cheltenham scorer and 6/4 favourite Kingsmere in the Racing UK-sponsored handicap hurdle over three miles.

Both Kingsmere and One Conemara held every chance at the final flight, but the seven-year-old would not be denied as 5lb claimer Matt Griffiths guided him home by a length and a quarter and the same.

"He just seems to relish this better ground. That seems to have made the difference to him," said Scott.

"He seemed to hate jumping fences so our chasing campaign didn't go terribly well which did allow his hurdle mark to drop a little bit. He's been able to make use of it.

"I imagine we'll keep going during the summer. There's no point racing him in the winter. He doesn't like soft ground so we might as well kick on and see how we get on."

There was a two-day ban (May 6-7) for Kingsmere's rider Jake Greenall for overuse of the whip.

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It all adds up for Decimus