Clan Des Obeaux (13-2) held to land a second successive victory in the Betway Bowl Chase on the opening day of the 2022 Randox Grand National Festival
The Paul Nicholls-trained 10-year-old had been second to Kemboy in the Bowl in 2019 before winning the Grade One at last year's Grand National meeting at Aintree.
Clan Des Obeaux, under Harry Cobden, bounced back from finishing second as he bidded for a third victory in the King George VI Chase at Kempton over Christmas and lacklustre effort in the Denman Chase at Newbury in February to land another Grade One victory.