THE Champion Chase proved to be disappointing on the clock but that shouldn’t detract from the brave never-say-die performance of Put The Kettle On (66) who prevailed from the fast-finishing Nube Negra (66) with the disappointing favourite Chacun Pour Soi (65) back in third.

The fact that the overall time of the Grand Annual was faster was backed up by the sectional time from the fourth last also being quicker.