 He was then matched against more experienced opponents and recorded his first important success when he won the National Hunt Handicap Chase at the Cheltenham Festival.In the following season Limber Hill made further progress and defeated Gay Donald at Manchester Racecourse in November before establishing himself as one of the best staying chasers in Britain in the King George VI Chase at Kempton Park.Starting at odds of 3/1 he won by a neck from Galloway Braes in what was described as "one of the most exciting steeplechases of recent years".