Carruthers gave Mark Bradstock's Letcombe Bassett stables, near Wantage,a fairy-tale success in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury today.
The 10-1 chance made much of the running under Mattie Batchelor to beat Planet Of Sound by three and three-quarter lengths.
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