A repeat bid in the Rowland Meyrick Chase at Wetherby is on the cards for Lothian Falcon as he continues to recover from a minor setback.

The presence of top weight Halcon Genelardais in Saturday’s Coral Scottish Grand National appears to have frightened off a good proportion of the opposition as 51 horses were removed at the five-day stage.

It may be 364 days before he hangs his stocking again, but there were no St Stephen's Day blues for Peter Maddison as Lothian Falcon flew to victory in the £50,000 skybet.com Rowland Meyrick Handicap Chase at Wetherby.