SAMSTOWN, ‘nibbled at’ from 22/1 down to 16/1, just got home from Benbens in the Grade 2 Peter Marsh Chase over three miles and a furlong.

Although last of eight finishers at Cheltenham on his reappearance, he ran quite well for a long way. That was not the case here and Brian Harding was even considering pulling him up but the ground was testing and the eight-year-old plugged on to such effect that he was five lengths up at the last.