JONBON has been cut into 2-1 for the Arkle after a hugely impressive debut over fences.
The £570,000 full brother to 2016 Arkle champ Douvan hardly put a foot wrong when thrashing the highly-rated Monmiral by seven lengths at Warwick.
Paddy Power and Betfair cut the Nicky Henderson-trained superstar from 7-2 to just 2-1 for success at next year’s Festival.
Winning jockey Aidan Coleman said: “Very straightforward. Jumped very well and won nicely, it’s great.
“Monmiral is a very good horse and we were only a few pounds clear of him in ratings