The 14-time champion trainer was bidding for a fourth straight victory in the race on the back of wins for Bravemansgame (2020), Stage Star (2021) and Hermes Allen (2022) - and Ditcheat stable jockey Harry Cobden oozed confidence on the 2-1 favourite for most of the two-mile, four-furlong trip.
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