ROYALE PAGAILLE (5-2 favourite) grabbed a second successive victory in the Peter Marsh Handicap Chase at Haydock Park.
Venetia Williams' eight-year-old - sent off the 5-2 favourite - become only the second dual winner of the Grade Two feature on Merseyside after General Wolfe back in 1998 and 1999.
The Rich Ricci-owned Royale Pagaille won with such authority last year - by 16 lengths under Tom Scudamore - last year. But this time, ridden by Charlie Deutsch he only prevailed by half-a-length from Sam Brown (8-1) - one of his nine rivals who he had to give upwards of 10lb too.
