Horse Power: Take Chance Du Roy to repeat last year's Betfred Becher Chase win at Aintree

Chance Du Roy can continue his love affair with the big Aintree fences by winning the Betfred Becher Chase (1.30pm) for a second time.

Philip Hobbs' 10-year-old has thrived over the Crabbie's Grand National obstacles and there is good reason to think he will do so again this afternoon.

It will be Chance Du Roy's sixth time over the National fences with last year's Becher success the pinnacle.

He has finished second and ninth in the Topham Chase and although he fell when going well in the Grand Sefton on this day two years ago his two most recent trips to Merseyside have been his best.

Last year was the first time he stepped up to the extended 3m2f trip of the Becher and got the better of the only dual winner of the race, popular veteran Hello Bud.

He built on that and ran a superb race in the Grand National in April, when sixth 19 lengths behind impressive winner Pineau De Re.

That was a step up again on his Becher win and he still looks to be improving over these fences and staying trips.

He may be 6lb higher in the handicap compared to last year, but he has probably improved by more than that.

He will be making his first start of the season - as he did 12 months ago - and with the Hobbs' team in such good form, he looks set to go very close to emulating Hello Bud and winning a second Becher.

It will be record field of 25 runners so there are plenty in with good chances of denying Chance Du Roy the double.

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Horse Power: Take Chance Du Roy to repeat last year's Betfred Becher Chase win at Aintree