Darkness throws light on SunAlliance

Charlie Egerton's Darkness ran out a gutsy winner of the Feltham Novices' Chase at Sandown Park on Boxing Day and jumped to the head of the market for the Royal & SunAlliance Chase with VC Bet being cut from 8-1 to 5-1. VC Bet's Neal Wilkins commented "Clearly Darkness is a quirky character who needs some knowing but has an ideal partner in Tony McCoy and possesses plenty of ability. He has set a standard for the others and would appear to be better going left-handed." VC BET ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE CHASE 5 Darkness 8 Monet's Garden 8 The Listener 12 Bewleys Berry 12 Missed That 14 Kill Devil Hill 16 Exotic Dancer 20 Church Island 20 Our Ben 25 Brewster 25 Basilea Star 33 Tumbling Dice 33 Gold Medallist Each Way ¼ odds 1-2-3 Others On Request