Chipping Norton trainer Charlie Longsdon had Long Wave tuned in to strike at Fontwell.
The seven-year-old gelding, ridden by Kielan Woods, battled home by two and a quarter lengths from Porters War in a handicap chase over two miles and six furlongs.
However, there was a sting in the tail for Woods, who picked up a seven-day ban for his use of the whip.
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