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Burke optimistic as El Caballo makes Cammidge return

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Karl Burke is excited to see El Caballo make his first competitive appearance since Royal Ascot last summer in the Pertemps Network Cammidge Trophy at Doncaster on Saturday.

Narrowly beaten on his Town Moor debut two years ago, the Havana Gold colt went on to win his next six races, including his first four last season.

A Listed success in Lingfield’s Spring Cup was followed by a lucrative victory on All-Weather Championships Finals Day at Newcastle, while a successful switch to the turf in the Group Two Sandy Lane Stakes at Haydock ensured he a major contender for the Group One Commonwealth Cup.

El Caballo was well beaten on fast ground at the Royal meeting and missed the rest of the campaign, but he is reported to be in rude health ahead of his return in this weekend’s six-furlong Listed event.

“He’s wintered really well and has been working nicely. We’re hoping for a big run,” said Burke.

“He just got jarred at Ascot, so we had to back off him after his run in the Commonwealth. We’ve given him plenty of time to recover and hopefully he can make up for lost ground this spring.

“It’s going to be pretty heavy and pretty testing. I’m not saying he wants that, but I’d rather there was a bit of juice in the ground than not.

“He will improve for the run, but we’ve been very happy with the way he’s working.”

Burke has an interesting second string to his bow in the form of Fast Response, who rounded off 2022 with victory in the Wentworth Stakes over the course and distance in heavy ground.

Fast Response winning at Doncaster
Fast Response winning at Doncaster (Nigel French/PA)

The Fast Company filly will again have conditions to suit, but her trainer believes she may not be at concert pitch at this early stage of the season.

“She loves the heavy ground and obviously won a Listed race at the backend of last season,” the Spigot Lodge handler added.

“She was very progressive at the end of the year and heavy ground is the key to her, but her form improved as the season went on last year.

“I’m not sure she’s a spring filly and like a lot of fillies at this time of year, she looks like she wants a little bit of sunshine, but we’ll let her take her chance.”

The Charlie Fellowes-trained Vadream returns to turf action after three successive runs on the all-weather this year.

Vadream (left) in winning action at Ascot
Vadream (left) in winning action at Ascot (John Walton/PA)

“She’s a soft ground performer. I’m not convinced she’s really suited to those all-weather races round a bend, but we wanted to get her qualified for Good Friday and that is not out of the question – she could easily run at Doncaster then at Newcastle as well,” said the Newmarket handler.

“She’s got her conditions on Saturday and I thought she was quite overpriced considering a straight six on soft ground is what she loves.

“If she can produce the runs from the back end of last year, especially on Champions Day, I think she will go pretty close.”

Michael Dods saddles dual Stewards’ Cup winner Commanche Falls, and said: “He normally doesn’t race as early in the season, so while he’s well I wouldn’t say he’s come to himself yet.

“But there’s limited opportunities off his present rating and he seems well enough to have a run, so we’ll let him take his chance.”

James Horton is represented by Asjad, who was touched off by a stablemate of Commanche Falls in Dakota Gold on his latest appearance at Doncaster in October.

“He’s earned his place and his right to go and compete in those races. He’s rated 107, so he has to go and run in those races really,” Horton told Sky Sports Racing.

“We know he likes Doncaster, we know he likes soft ground and we know he likes running fresh.

“He seems fresh and well. He still possibly looks a little bit wintry in his coat, but he’s a five-year-old gelding living in North Yorkshire, so he’s probably not stupid!

“He’s coming nicely into this race and whatever he does on Saturday should bring him forward.”

Andrew Balding’s King’s Lynn, who carries the colours of the King and the Queen Consort, also features in a 12-strong field.

Connections backing Jimi Hendrix to fire in Lincoln

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Jimi Hendrix has struck all the right chords in his preparation for Saturday’s Pertemps Network Lincoln at Doncaster and features among a maximum field off 22 on Town Moor.

The Ralph Beckett-trained four-year-old will step into the spotlight with a few questions to answer after three sub-par performances, which followed his fine third in the Britannia Handicap at Royal Ascot and subsequent victory in the bet365 Mile at Newmarket.

Owned by Chelsea Thoroughbreds’ Purple Haze syndicate, connections feel he is a big winner waiting to happen and he will break from stall eight.

Former Channel 4 Racing presenter Emma Spencer, who is managing director and racing manager of the Chelsea Thoroughbreds syndicates, said that Jimi Hendrix is better than he showed in his last three runs.

“He probably had excuses to be fair,” she said. “He went to Goodwood in a valuable handicap and was drawn 21 of 22 and that was complete waste of time. He didn’t have a hard race, just an impossible task.

“Then when he went to the Cambridgeshire, Rob Hornby got off him and felt that he didn’t like being crowded. It was the same big field in the Britannia, but in that race he ended up making the running.

“Everywhere he was in the Cambridgeshire, he was surrounded and Rob felt he froze a bit. Then when he got complete daylight, he got going again. We thought he had a big chance in that.

“After that he went to Newbury and the ground was absolutely bottomless.”

Jimi Hendrix, a son of New Bay, was gelded after his final run last term and has been working well ahead of his drop back to a mile for his return.

Spencer added: “Sometimes it makes them concentrate a bit more. I’m a fan of gelding something that doesn’t need to be a colt, full stop. You see improvement in every way.

“I don’t think we’ve seen the best of him and as a four-year-old, we’d hope he will have a good year.

“To be fair, this year his work has been really good and Ralph couldn’t be more happy with him. He won his maiden at Doncaster, and while there is rain forecast, he goes in soft ground.

“He’s always a horse that Ralph has loved. It is well within him to win a race of this nature then step up.

“Things just really didn’t go his way at the back end of last season and the Lincoln is a really good starting point for him.”

The William Haggas duo of Al Mubhir and Montassib have been drawn in stalls 10 and 21 respectively, with Charlie Fellowes’ Atrium in stall 13.

Awaal (17) and Wanees (22) are also among the leading hopes, but John and Thady Gosden did not declare Saga.

Jack Channon looking forward to landmark day with Majestic

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Majestic started his racing career last March as a four-year-old running in a Kempton bumper. He ended it winning the Cambridgeshire.

On Saturday, he will run at Doncaster in either the Pertemps Network Lincoln or the Spring Mile as one of the first turf horses saddled by Jack Channon.

This is his first season since taking over the licence from his famous father, ex-Southampton and England striker Mick.

Mick Channon enjoyed victory on the biggest stages as a trainer
Mick Channon enjoyed victory on the biggest stages as a trainer (David Davies/PA)

He is hopeful that Majestic, owned and bred by Nick Hitchins, can follow last season’s vintage, Johan, who gave Channon senior his first success in the race.

Majestic ran eight times on the Flat last summer following his opening effort under the winter code.

He either won or was placed in six of those and capped off a great season by scoring on the Rowley Mile over nine furlongs under 5lb claimer Aidan Keeley, grandson of Classic-winning rider Brian Rouse, who was having his first ride at HQ.

“Majestic had an unconventional season but a very good one,” said Channon.

“He had a low weight in the Cambridgeshire and so we had to give someone a chance, and Aidan was the lucky man to get on board, I suppose.”

A five-year-old son of Conduit, Majestic is not guaranteed to get a run in the British Flat season’s first major handicap.

“We don’t know if we will get in, we need five to come out and it is touch and go. If we do get in, we are really looking forward to it. The horse is in great form,” added the West Ilsley handler.

“The style of the race will suit and he won’t mind the ground, so we will go there with a great chance, but if he doesn’t get in, we will go to the Spring Mile and the same applies. I think we’ll go there with a solid chance.”

Channon knows he has a big task taking the reins from his father, who scored 21 goals in 46 games for England between 1972-77 and remains Southampton’s all-time leading scorer.

Jack Channon looking forward to filling some big boots
Jack Channon looking forward to filling some big boots (Simon Marper/PA)

Having had a second hugely successful career, which included training eight Group One winners in Britain and an Irish Classic, the 74-year-old has decided to take a back seat.

“It’s big shoes to fill, 100 per cent,” said Channon, who has already posted six winners at a 20 per cent strike-rate on the all-weather. “Dad will be involved still. It is a team effort.

“All the big targets we want to be winning. We want to be competing at the top table and the Lincoln is just hopefully the first of many.

“I’m very excited and just raring to get going. A lot of the hard work has been done over the winter and we can see the light at the end of the tunnel. We are just ready to get the racing going and see where we are and how good we are.”

Hollie Doyle raring to go for Newcastle comeback on Friday

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Hollie Doyle is set to make her return from over two months on the sidelines at Newcastle on Friday, before heading to Doncaster for the start of the Flat turf season in Britain this weekend.

The record-breaking rider took a crashing fall from The Perfect Crown at Wolverhampton on January 17, both fracturing and dislocating her elbow, as well as suffering ligament damage.

Doyle is thrilled to have have won her race against time to be fit for the new turf campaign, though, and will first blow away the cobwebs on the all-weather in the north east.

“Getting back for the start of the turf season was kind of a target for me and thankfully I’ve had the go-ahead,” she said.

“I’m looking forward to getting back in the saddle and doing what I love really.

“It’ll be good to get back to work. I know it’s been a long time, but I’ve always had it in my head that it could have been a lot worse. It’s sorted now, so hopefully I get a clean run at things now.

“A big thank you goes to Oaksey House and the Injured Jockeys Fund who have got me here.”

Revich (left) is set to be Hollie Doyle's ride in the Lincoln at Doncaster on Saturday
Revich (left) is set to be Hollie Doyle’s ride in the Lincoln at Doncaster on Saturday (Jeff Holmes/PA)

Doyle is poised to make her comeback aboard the Archie Watson-trained Rhythm N Hooves at Newcastle, while her weekend rides at Doncaster look set to include Richard Spencer’s Revich in the Lincoln and Wilderness Girl, trained by Adrian Nicholls, in the Cammidge Trophy.

“I think Archie has got a runner at Newcastle and he thought it would be a good idea for me to go up there and ride that one and then I can go on to Doncaster,” Doyle added.

“Obviously declarations aren’t done yet, but I’m down on Revich in the Lincoln, which is good. It’s great that Richard is supporting me as he’s been very good to me over the last few years.”

Croupier and Awaal offer Crisfords chance of Lincoln gains

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Croupier and Awaal could mount a dual assault for the Simon and Ed Crisford team on Saturday’s Pertemps Network Lincoln Handicap at Doncaster.

The Ed Ware-owned Croupier and the Shaikh Duaj Al Khalifa-owned Awaal both hold entries in the mile event, with both having won on their final starts last term, at Chelmsford and Redcar respectively.

While Croupier is as big as 25-1 for the first headline event of the Flat season, Awaal is a general 5-1 shot – although ground conditions will determine whether they line up on Town Moor or not.

Ed Crisford said: “We have two good chances, but we are obviously on weather-watch. There is a lot of rain due, which will be good for Awaal. We will just have to see how the next few days go.

“Croupier should be sneaking in off bottom weight nearly, but both of them have the right sort of profile for a Lincoln horse.”

Ed and Simon Crisford could be double-handed in the Lincoln
Ed and Simon Crisford could be double-handed in the Lincoln (John Walton/PA)

Awaal had just one run between May and the end of October, when scoring with ease at Redcar.

Crisford explained: “Awaal needs soft ground and there was a heatwave. It was rock-hard ground in the summer everywhere, so we gave him a break because of that.

“He should be a bit of fun this year, because he is lightly-raced and has a big upside.”

The Crisford pair feature among 69 contenders still in, with the William Haggas-trained Al Mubhir shading Awaal for ante-post favouritism at 4-1.

Wanees, Baradar, Atrium, Majestic and Jimi Hendrix are other key names in a race with a maximum field of 22. Those balloted out will have the option of running in the consolation Spring Mile on the same card, which is worth half of the Lincoln’s £150,000 value.

Moroder flashes home in tight Grimthorpe finish

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Moroder showed plenty of tenacity to cause an 18-1 shock in the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase at Doncaster.

The Seamus Mullins-trained nine-year-old strung a four-race winning run together last season but had failed to figure in two outings so far this term.

It was the Nigel Twiston-Davies-trained Undersupervision who looked the most likely victor when jockey Sam Twiston-Davies kicked for home as the runners came round the final bend.

However, as the action unfolded up the straight – and the stamina reserves of the challengers started to run empty – the eye was drawn to the white noseband of Moroder who was keeping on in the hands of James Best.

Having joined Undersupervision approaching two out, Moroder knuckled down gamely on the run in to outstay the 3-1 runner-up, with only a neck separating the pair at the finish of the £70,000 event.

As well as being a big Saturday winner for his trainer, it was also a welcome success on the big stage for Best, who was not lacking for strength in the saddle when the race was in the balance in the closing stages.

Mullins said: “He had an injury in the autumn which curtailed his campaign and he probably needed the comeback run, as he always does, at Newbury and then we had the frosty weather. He’s a big, gross kind of horse and I’m not a big fan of taking them off for racecourse gallops and things.

“We try to get them ready at home and he probably had come on a lot for his Wincanton run and we thought we had a live chance. We knew we weren’t deserving the long odds that he went off at. He’s a great stayer, a galloper, jumps accurately and he did well today because it would have been plenty quick enough for him, but he seemed to chop with it well.”

Doncaster Races – Saturday 4th March
James Best salutes the Doncaster crowd aboard Moroder (Richard Sellers/PA)

The Town Moor contest often serves as a Grand National trial, but not amongst the entrants for Aintree, the winner holds a Midlands National entry and Betfair and Paddy Power both go 20-1 from 50s for that Uttoxeter event on March 18, although Mullins expressed doubts about that contest.

He added: “It might come a bit quick after today.

“We will have a sit down with the owner and it was kind of more desperation really to find a race where we could run, the way it was going. I would say probably less likely than likely to go to Uttoxeter.

Doncaster Races – Saturday 4th March
Winning connections at Doncaster (Richard Sellers/PA)

“We will probably look for later in the spring, I will have to discuss it with the owner. Anything from three miles up, I might even think of the Scottish National or something like that. That could be more his line than Uttoxeter.”

Mullins was not at Doncaster, instead saddling a runner at Newbury and relying on his son to take care of operations in South Yorkshire.

He said: “My son did all the officiating up at Doncaster today, he took a day off his holiday to go and saddle him and help me out.”

Twoshotsoftequila hits the spot at Doncaster

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Rebecca Menzies was thrilled to see Twoshotsoftequila come good over fences with an impressive victory at Doncaster.

The six-year-old won a maiden hurdle at the trainer’s local track of Sedgefield on Boxing Day of last season – and while he had failed to add to his tally in seven subsequent starts, he has finished second on three occasions, including on his most recent outing at Sedgefield in late January.

Stepping up to three miles for the first time on Town Moor, Twoshotsoftequila was settled at the rear of the field for much of the Virgin Bet Daily Extra Places Novices’ Handicap Chase, but was always travelling strongly in the hands of Nathan Moscrop.

The 4-1 shot arrived on the scene travelling powerfully early in the home straight and once given his head, he picked up smartly to put the race to bed – eventually passing the post with five lengths in hand over 3-1 favourite Everyday Champagne.

Menzies is enjoying her best ever season, with this her 34th winner of the campaign, and the 33-year-old believes Twoshotsoftequila is capable of adding further victories to his CV now he has matured.

“He’s a horse who has been brought along very slowly as he always been very keen at home and on the racecourse and it’s taken a while for him to become settled,” said the Howe Hills handler.

“He’s a lot more relaxed this season, which is enabling him to stay better, and I think the further he’s going the better he’s going. Three miles should be his minimum trip from now on I would imagine.

“I’d imagine we’ll try to stick to novice handicaps for the rest of this season, although he jumps well enough to run in a proper handicap as well.

“That will have done a load of confidence today, getting his head in front, and now he’s switching off further down the line you could see him running in races like the Durham National.”

Flying Verse in the clear at Doncaster
Flying Verse in the clear at Doncaster (Mike Egerton/PA)

The most valuable race of the afternoon was the £20,000 Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys’ Veterans’ Handicap Chase, in which top honours went to the David Dennis-trained Flying Verse (11-1).

The 11-year-old won at Stratford and Musselburgh earlier in the season and gained his first victory of 2023 with a four-and-a-quarter-length Doncaster success under 3lb claimer Ned Fox.

“I’m absolutely thrilled. He’s been remarkable really. That’s his 10th career win and he’s earned just shy of £98,000 in win and place prize-money,” said Dennis.

“He’s a very good little jumper considering he’s quite small for a chaser, but he’s tough and genuine and stays very well, which is what you need in long-distance chasers.

“He’s a very tough horse who takes his races very well, so I’ll keep him on the go while the ground is good.”

Thomas Dowson after winning on Ravenscar
Thomas Dowson after winning on Ravenscar (Mike Egerton/PA)

Ballygeary (11-10) provided Donald McCain and Brian Hughes with success in the opening Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices’ Hurdle, while Phil Kirby’s Ravenscar was a clear-cut 17-2 winner of the Virgin Bet Best Odds Daily Mares’ Handicap Hurdle under Tommy Dowson.

The latter has now scored seven times on the Flat and over jumps combined and while she did not travel much with zest early on, she was ultimately was good value for her latest winning margin of just over three lengths.

Kirby said: “She was really good. I don’t know what the not travelling was all about early on as the last twice she’s travelled really strongly, but anyway no harm done.

“She’ll probably go for the mares’ series final at Musselburgh. It’s named after Lady Buttons and I have Lone Star going for that this year as well, so we might run the two of them.”

Cooper’s Cross chasing Grimthorpe gold

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Stuart Coltherd’s Cooper’s Cross will bid for back-to-back Doncaster successes when he lines up for the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase on Saturday.

The eight-year-old landed the Sky Bet Chase at Town Moor at the end of January, defeating Christian Williams’ Cap Du Nord by a length at 16-1.

Cap Du Nord went on to land the Swinley Chase at Ascot on his next start, meanwhile Cooper’s Cross was given an increased rating of 133 for his victory – a rise of 5lb.

Even with that rise the gelding is still well-handicapped and will carry only 10st 4lb when he takes on seven rivals.

“I couldn’t be happier with him, really,” the trainer said.

Cooper’s Cross winning the Sky Bet Chase
Cooper’s Cross winning the Sky Bet Chase (Richard Sellers/PA)

“He seems in really good heart and we’re all looking forward to Saturday.”

The Grimthorpe is run over three miles and two furlongs, an extension on the three-mile trip Cooper’s Cross prevailed over last time.

Coltherd felt his horse was staying on in the Sky Bet, however, and is not expecting the added distance to cause any problems on ground that is largely unchanged since his last run.

“I don’t think two extra furlongs will bother him, he was staying on well the last day, so I think he should handle it fine,” he said.

“The ground can’t be that much different from the last day, so it should be OK. It’s going to be the same ground.

“He’s under 10st 4lb and we couldn’t be happier with that, we’re looking forward to it – hopefully it’ll be a big run.”

Charlie Longsdon saddles Castle Robin, winner of the Virgin Bet Masters Handicap Chase at Sandown on his latest start in early February.

The chestnut produced a good round of jumping to land the race and was raised 4lb as a result, meaning he carries 10t 9lb this time.

“This has been the plan since he won at Sandown, he seemed to come out of the race really well so we’re hoping he’ll run a really good race,” Longsdon said.

“I was very pleased at Sandown, I couldn’t have been happier. Everything went according to plan that day and, touching wood, he’s had a nice preparation and will go there with a very nice chance.

Castle Robin winning at Sandown
Castle Robin winning at Sandown (Steven Paston/PA)

“He’s on a really nice weight and we’re looking forward to it.”

Kim Bailey’s Does He Know carries top-weight of 12st, with the gelding a Grade Two winner over both hurdles and fences.

The eight-year-old was a Cheltenham Grade Three winner in November, after which he headed to Newbury in February and placed third in the Grade Two Denman Chase when beaten eight and half lengths by Zanza.

Nigel Twiston-Davies’ Undersupervision, the reigning Grimthorpe champion, returns to defend his title, while Brian Ellison’s Windsor Avenue also has Doncaster form as he won the 2022 Sky Bet Chase and was fourth in the same event when last seen.

Sporting John will represent Philip Hobbs having last been seen finishing 11th of 14 in the Swinley Chase in mid-February, with Tom Lacey’s Neville’s Cross and Seamus Mullins’ Moroder completing the field of eight.

Cooper’s Cross chasing Doncaster double in Grimthorpe

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Stuart Coltherd is eyeing a Doncaster double as Cooper’s Cross prepares for the Virgin Bet Grimthorpe Handicap Chase on Saturday.

The eight-year-old has been in good form all season, starting out with a win in a Carlisle handicap chase before placing in successive contests at Aintree and Musselburgh.

The Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster in late January brought about a step up in trip to three miles, a staying distance the gelding seemed to relish when prevailing by a length from Cap Du Nord under Coltherd’s son Sam.

That form was then boosted when the latter horse was a seven-length winner of the Swinley Chase at Ascot next time out.

Cooper’s Cross will return to a familiar track for his next outing, however, and is aimed at the Grimthorpe at Doncaster on Saturday.

Cooper’s Cross ridden by Sam Coltherd after winning the Sky Bet Handicap Chase
Cooper’s Cross ridden by Sam Coltherd after winning the Sky Bet Handicap Chase (Richard Sellers/PA)

The three-mile-two-furlong contest is another step up in trip for the gelding, something his trainer is hoping he will take in his stride at the weekend.

“He’s very well, he’s in at Doncaster and that would be the plan,” he said.

“He seemed to get the three miles at Doncaster last time, so I can’t imagine two furlongs would make a big difference to him.

“The form looks pretty solid, so we’ve got our fingers crossed.

“It’s good to have a horse that can compete in these races and he seems at the right end of the handicap anyway. We’ll just keep going with him and see how we go.”

Cooper’s Cross is one of 12 entries for the handicap highlight, with last year’s winner Undersupervision in contention for Nigel Twiston-Davies, while Kim Bailey’s Does He Know and the Charlie Longsdon-trained Castle Robin are among the leading lights.

Aintree on Wadham’s mind for Hurricane Bay

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Hurricane Bay could head to the Sefton Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree’s Grand National Festival having returned to winning ways at Doncaster on Wednesday.

Lucy Wadham’s seven-year-old shed his maiden tag on Town Moor in November and was making his third appearance at the South Yorkshire track having also finished a gallant third in the Grade Two River Don Novices’ Hurdle last month.

Sent off the 4-9 for the Virgin Bet EBF ‘National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle, he had just three other rivals to beat and although the winning margin of 47 lengths suggests victory was a formality, John Quinn’s Imperial Merlin was determined to make a real race of it before coming down at the final flight.

Hurricane Bay ridden by Bryony Frost on their way to winning the Virgin Bet EBF ‘National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster Racecourse
Hurricane Bay ridden by Bryony Frost on their way to winning the Virgin Bet EBF ‘National Hunt’ Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster Racecourse (Mike Egerton/PA)

“It was a bit of a shame that Imperial Merlin came down at the last as it would have been interesting to see what would have happened. Although I did feel we did have him covered,” said Wadham.

“We wanted to find something a bit easier for him as he has had some quite tough races, obviously it has worked out well and we’re delighted.

“Although he’s qualified for Sandown, I think we will go to Aintree for the three-mile novice hurdle. He will probably have an entry in the three-mile handicap as well but I suspect we will end up in the novice.

“He obviously ran very well in the River Don and presumably we will have to meet the winner and the second again. I do think Aintree, the track and the ground, will suit him and it’s worth a go – he’s rated 133 now and I think he’s entitled to have a go.”

Harry Derham is hoping Shared (4-1) has done enough to earn a spot in the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival following his win in the Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices’ Hurdle.

“Paul (O’Brien, jockey) produced the tactics perfectly,” said the former assistant to Paul Nicholls.

Shared ridden by Paul O’Brien (right) goes on to win the Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster Racecourse
Shared ridden by Paul O’Brien (right) goes on to win the Virgin Bet Daily Money Back Novices’ Hurdle at Doncaster Racecourse (Mike Egerton/PA)

“He ran pretty well at Musselburgh last time, he just didn’t handle the last track, but we needed to get three runs into him. A big, galloping track, going left-handed was always going to suit him much better and he’s done it really nicely, he’s progressive.

“That (the Boodles) is the ambition and dream and you would like to think after winning two and only beaten four lengths in a Listed race, you would get in now. He’s the type of horse that is tough and hardy, jumps slick and you would like to think he would run a nice race.”

All eyes were on Beep Beep Burrow in the concluding Virgin Bet Daily Price Boosts Open National Hunt Flat Race, but the 2-1 favourite was swiftly pulled up way before Neil Mulholland’s Inoui Machin (11-4) got the better of Cuban Court in a pulsating finish.