▁which ▁he ▁finished ▁un pla ced . ▁His ▁first ▁race ▁over ▁hur d les ▁was ▁at ▁Ch el ten ham ▁on ▁ 1 6 ▁November ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁when , ▁r idden ▁by ▁Pat ▁Ta aff e , ▁he ▁came ▁third ▁in ▁the ▁Cow ley ▁Nov ices ▁H urd le . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁un pla ced ▁in ▁several ▁more ▁hur d le ▁races ▁that ▁season . ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁he ▁started ▁to ▁race ▁over ▁f ences , ▁gain ing ▁his ▁first ▁victory ▁at ▁Na as ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁February ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 5 ▁F oin av on ▁was ▁up ▁for ▁sale ▁again . ▁He ▁was ▁bought ▁for ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁gu ine as ▁by ▁John ▁K empt on , ▁who ▁ran ▁Ch ath am ▁St ables , ▁a ▁small ▁training ▁yard ▁in ▁Com pton , ▁Ber k shire , ▁and ▁had ▁own ers ▁looking ▁for ▁a ▁horse ▁to ▁run ▁in ▁the ▁Grand ▁National . ▁His ▁new ▁own ers ▁were ▁Cy ril ▁and ▁I ris ▁Wat kins ▁and ▁Mac ▁B enn el ick , ▁and ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁new ▁stable ▁companion ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁white ▁go at ▁called ▁Sus ie . ▁In ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁after ▁some ▁disappoint ing ▁results , ▁he ▁was ▁back ▁at ▁Ch el ten ham , ▁contest ing ▁the ▁Sunday ▁Express ▁Hand ic ap ▁Ch ase ▁in ▁a ▁bit less ▁brid le ▁and ▁r idden ▁for ▁the ▁first