Yes, he smashed them. Although quite what he beat remains to be seen- Be Daring finished very tired and his time will come with an obstacle and a longer trip.
to be fair at Cheltenham he just got caught napping coming down the hill and 2 smart horses got first run on him. Aurillac did the form no harm when a close 3rd in the High Sherriff Bumper (traditionally a very good race as I'm sure Ballyandy will demonstrate at Ascot on Saturday).
