and prevailed by a head from the favourite Dylan Ross. In the Grade I Deloitte Novice Hurdle at Leopardstown in February he started at odds of 10/1 and finished fourth behind Benefficient. Lord Windermere returned to winning form at Naas in March, beating the four-year-old Ballynacree by three lengths over two miles. On his last appearance of the season, the gelding made little impact in a Grade II event over two and a half miles at Fairyhouse in April, finishing eighth behind the Jessica Harrington-trained Jenari. 2012/2013 National Hunt season: Novice chases Tom Doyle kept the ride in the following season, when Lord Windermere was campaigned in novice steeplechases. He made his debut over the larger obstacles on 11 November when he finished second to Dylan Ross at Navan Racecourse. He then finished second to Mikael d'Haguenet at Punchestown on 9 December and then won his first chase three weeks later at Leopardstown, beating the Willie Mullins-trained Marasonnien by two lengths. When moved up in class he finished second to Texas Jack in a Grade II event at Leopardstown on 26 January and third behind Boston Bob in the Grade I Dr P. J. Moriarty Novice Chase at the same course two weeks later. At the Cheltenham Festival on 13 March, Lord Windermere started at odds of 8/1 for the Grade I RSA Chase over three miles in which he was ridden for the first time by Davy Russell. Before the race Culloty, in an interview with the Festival website explained that he felt the horse would be well suited by racing over a longer distance and on firmer ground than he had previously encountered. Russell restrained the gelding at the rear of the field before beginning to make progress four fences from the finish. He made a jumping error at the next obstacle before moving up to second when Boston Bob fell at the second last. He took the lead 150 yards from the finish and won by one and three quarter lengths from Lyreen Legend. After the race, Culloty said "we knew this horse would like Cheltenham and it's all paid off. I fancied him like mad – I thought he'd love the ground here 2013/2014 National Hunt season Lord Windermere began his third season in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury Racecourse in England in which he was assigned a weight of 162 pounds. Ridden by Dougie