Total Recall ended the Irish drought with a thrilling victory in the Ladbrokes Trophy Chase at Newbury.

It has been observed that “you can have too much of a good thing”. Well, where top-quality jumps racing is concerned, it seems that the occasional nine-race card is not “too much”, oh no.

Theatre Guide opened his account for the campaign after snatching a last-gasp victory in the Unicoin Group Handicap Chase at Cheltenham.