Tiutchev foiled First Gold's attempt to win a third Martell Cognac Cup with victory in the hands of Tony McCoy at Aintree today.
The Martin Pipe-trained 11-year-old drew alongside the pacemaking First Gold after the second-last and quickly drew clear to land the £87,000 first prize. Hand Inn Hand was third.
As expected, First Gold - the winner in 2001 and last year - went straight to the front.
He could not shake off the pack, however, and several horses came to challenge him in the straight.
None was going better than Tiutchev, and the 11-2 shot went on to beat the 6-4 favourite by three and a half lengths. Hand Inn Hand (6-1) was a similar distance away back in third.
The victory took Pipe back to the top of the trainers' championship in his battle with Paul Nicholls.
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