OUR Kaempfer finally fulfilled the high opinion he’s held in by Chipping Norton trainer Charlie Longsdon with an impressive success at Kempton.

The eight-year-old had shown promise as a novice over fences earlier this season before unseating Richie McLernon early on in the Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby on Boxing Day.

However, the 5-1 shot made amends with an easy victory in the 32Red.com Handicap Chase at the Sunbury venue, which hit the headlines last week with the Jockey Club’s controversial plans to sell off the track for housing.

Given a patient ride by Sam Twiston-Davies, Our Kaempfer breezed into the lead after the third-last in the three-mile contest before surviving a mistake at the final fence to record a seven-lengths verdict over Kruzhlinin.

Longsdon said: “He has been promising to run a big race for ages and was arguably unlucky in last season’s Pertemps Final, but on Saturday he showed how good he was and won cosily.”

The trainer faces a dilemma whether to return the gelding to novice company or stick to handicaps off a higher mark.