Sam Thomas sends GREY DIAMOND (5.20) on the long trip from South Glamorgan to Haydock for the extended two-mile Haydock Park Racecourse Handicap Chase.
The nine-year-old had been considered as a Grand Annual Chase contender earlier in the season, after an excellent third behind Amarillo Sky and Fugitif at Cheltenham In November.
Amarillo Sky went on to finish fourth, despite pulling up lame, in the Clarence House Chase behind Editeur Du Gite, while Fugitive chased home Seddon in the Magners Plate Handicap Chase at the Festival last week.
