The 11-year-old mudlark was a close third behind Two For Gold and Dashel Drasher in the valuable contest, over a trip short of the best of the Simon Munir and Isaac Souede-owned grey.
Having not been entered for this year's Cheltenham Gold Cup, a race in which he was third three years ago, there aren't a great number of possible options for a horse who has traditionally been at his best on testing ground.
"He's fine. He ran really well. It was just the trip was a bit too short for him. It was very good," said trainer Nigel Twiston-Davies.
"I don't know where he'll go next, it's too early. We'll talk to the owners and see what happens.
It's doubtful he'll go to Cheltenham for the Festival. We'll see what the owners want to do.
He has a particular penchant for Haydock Park, around where five of his nine career wins have come. The latter race might persuade connections to consider a crack in handicap company at the Lancashire venue, with the Haydock Grand National Trial over 3m4f being a prize to consider, especially if conditions remain testing.
Given his official rating of 160, he would almost certainly have to shoulder topweight in that event, but you don't have to go back far through his form to think he could still be well treated from such a mark, as well as perhaps making several opponents run from out of the handicap.
He never looked hugely comfortable in last year's Grand National, in which he was pulled up, so other than something like the Gold Cup at Punchestown in April, or perhaps the Irish Gold Cup itself at Leopardstown on Sunday week, there don't appear to be a vast amount of options for him.
