Starting off under top weight in a handicap chase at Stratford on Hallowe'en, Harry Skelton’s partner thrashed No Risk Des Flos by 10 lengths.
L'Eau Du Sud put up a particularly taking effort in the Grade 2 Arkle Challenge Trophy Trial over this course and distance in November jumping with panache en route to beating Western Zephyr by 11 lengths.
He then landed 10-11 odds in the top-level Henry VIII Novices' Chase.
On the back of th...