He can sometimes be slow getting from one side of a fence to the other even on soft ground. Here, on very fast ground he was slow over three of the fences and only just got up on the run-in, running a few lengths below his best on my ratings.

Taquin Du Seuil couldn’t cope with two miles on fast ground but has now won four of his other five chases and finished a close second to Oscar Whisky when losing.