WHILE times and sectionals suggest a degree of caution should be exercised about the form of the Betfair Chase, they point to the opposite for the other small-field high-class chase of last weekend, the Christy 1965 Chase at Ascot.

Three runners very quickly became two to all intents and purposes, as the outsider Solomon Grey became detached. Cyrname led Altior by a couple of lengths for much of the way, and found plenty when the chips were down to prevail by two and a quarter.