Richard Bandey will consider a cross-country chase at next month’s Punchestown Festival for Diesel D’Allier following his highly-creditable run at Cheltenham.

The fairytale ending was not to be. Tiger Roll could not sign off his fabulous career with victory in the Glenfarclas Cross Country Chase at Cheltenham, yet he went out on his shield in typically, utterly valiant fashion, with a gallant second-place finish behind stablemate Delta Work.