Sam Twiston-Davies is hoping "stronger" Clan Des Obeaux can land the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase hat-trick. The bookmakers' slight favourite over stablemate Cyrname arrives at Kempton on the back of a fine second in last month's Betfair Chase at Haydock.
For a moment in the straight, it looked as though he was about to overhaul course specialist Bristol De Mai, but it wasn't to be.
William Hill ambassador Twiston-Davies believes there were positives to take from the performance of his 2019 Boxing Day hero. "He jumped beautifully, travelled great and he felt like he was coming there to win the race," he told his blog for the bookmakers. "Something I’d say is that the heavy ground at Haydock suited Bristol de Mai.
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