MINELLA Indo’s steady and assured start to a season which is building towards a Cheltenham Gold Cup assault, a race for which he appeals as one of the best contenders around, continued with a smooth success in the Grade 2 BetVictor Make Your Best Bet Chase.

Fresh from a commanding display at Wexford last month, the Barry Maloney-owned Minella Indo was sent off the 2/11 favourite to deal with three over-matched rivals in this three-mile race and he won nicely. The race didn’t unearth anything revelatory concerning the winner or his rivals but it did show that Henry de Bromhead’s charge is in excellent heart as he limbered up for a return to Grade 1 level.