THE rearrangement of the Peterborough Chase from its usual home at Huntingdon (meeting cancelled) to Taunton two days later provided Top Notch with another opportunity to advertise his quality and reliability.

It proved straightforward for him to see off three rivals, including his stable-companion Josses Hill, but a 154 timefigure showed that this was still a performance of some merit, not too far below the lifetime-best 163 the gelding recorded when winning at Ascot on his previous run.