Imperial Commander Chase

It is a case of two down and one to go after Imperial Commander put up a solid display to land the Betfair Chase at Haydock on his seasonal bow.

The reigning Cheltenham Gold Cup king was the second of the triumvirate of blue riband winners to return to action following Kauto Star’s Down Royal romp earlier this month.

It is now left to Denman to make his comeback in the Hennessy Gold Cup at Newbury next weekend and if all goes to plan, it will be game on again for Cheltenham.

Imperial Commander went down by a nose to Kauto in the Betfair last year but with that rival not in the line-up this time, he banished that disappointment with a super round of jumping to win eased-down by a length and a quarter from the fast-finishing Tidal Bay.

A delighted Nigel Twiston-Davies said: “That’s just what I wanted. It was absolutely superb and I couldn’t be happier.

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