Overview
- Kalif Du Berlais finished a well-beaten fourth by 23 lengths in Friday’s Haldon Gold Cup at Exeter.
- Paul Nicholls said the horse was "flat out" at two miles and will reconsider plans, with December Gold Cup and Peterborough Chase options over further.
- Bookmakers eased him from 16-1 to 33-1 for the Champion Chase following the performance.
- Jockey Harry Cobden reported the gelding "felt like he wanted a trip," while Megan Nicholls said a Tingle Creek bid now looks doubtful.
- The five-year-old, part-owned by Sir Alex Ferguson, had been touted as a leading two-mile prospect after a Grade 1 win at Aintree in April.