Bristol De Mai's day as Alary falters in Peter Marsh at Haydock

Bristol De Mai ran out a convincing winner of Haydock's Peter Marsh Handicap Chase, in which 'talking horse' Alary was pulled up.The six-year-old grey relished the three-mile, stamina-sapping test as he pulled well clear of the opposition under Daryl Jacob. Bristol De Mai (4-1 joint-favourite) absolutely stamped his authority on proceedings to complete a double for trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies after the earlier success of The New One. Otago Trail stayed on well but was a distant second, beaten 22 lengths, with Bishops Road another three and a half lengths away in third.Alary was sent off the fellow market leader on his first start for Colin Tizzard, but the French import was in trouble a long way from home and failed to complete under Aidan Coleman. Bristol De Mai was subsequently cut to around 14-1 for the Cheltenham Gold Cup. Twiston-Davies said: "Whether we are quite of the class of Thistlecrack will be seen to be believed. "I'd lean towards the Gold Cup. It looks like he's a stayer now."