Steeplechasing in a very healthy place right now

The number of potentially high-calibre staying chasers in training at the moment is quite astonishing.

Last month’s Cheltenham Gold Cup, won by Coneygree, shaped as a first-class renewal and all the evidence, since the race was run, tends to confirm that such thinking was more than accurate.

Coneygree made most, producing a terrific display of jumping to beat Djakadam and Road To Riches.