SENIOR CITIZEN (Aintree, nap, 4.05) can prove experience is no barrier to success with victory in the Randox Topham Chase.
The nine-year-old is building an impressive profile around the National fences, having finished an honourable third in last year’s renewal before chasing home a resilient Mac Tottie in the Grand Sefton Chase here last November.
The figures compilers rated his latest Liverpool sortie a career-best effort as he again navigated a tricky jumping test with aplomb, before sticking to his task manfully after rounding the Elbow.
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Given a break since then with this race in mind, Senior Citizen made an encouraging comeback at Newbury last month over an inadequate trip in which he was noted staying on tidily once the winner had flown.