The selection failed by a nose to win the Great Yorkshire Chase last time after struggling for a clear run in the straight
The three-mile handicap chase which is the feature event on Kempton’s card on Saturday is now on to its seventh sponsor since the Racing Post pulled out in 2012, but while its name has changed on an almost annual basis, it has retained its status as one of the key events before the big handicaps at both the Cheltenham and Aintree Festivals and the latest renewal is typically competitive.
A dozen runners are due to go to post and all 12 were priced between 11-2 and 20-1 on Friday afternoon, with Flegmatik, whose last three wins were all at this track, vying for favouritism with two runners from Anthony Honeyball’s stable in Blackjack Magic (11-2) and Forward Plan (7-1).