Cartmel

"We've just arranged for him to go around the Larkhill point-to-point cross-country course as his prep for running in the Glenfarclas Chase at Cheltenham on Saturday. He did seem to enjoy the banks when he ran at Cheltenham in November 2024, where there was that unfortunate incident with jockey Micheal Nolan when he ran out - for one reason or another we haven't been back there since. We tried to go there in October this year but the race was abandoned, so I feel we should have another crack at one. I'm not saying we'll end up at the festival, but if it goes well on Saturday we might do, or we might end up at Punchestown maybe. He's at that stage of his career now where we can just go and have a bit of fun with him. What we've always done well with him - and I have a very willing partner with his owner - is go for smaller races. Any time we have stepped up in class - we went for the Eider with him and ran him at Windsor - he's just not been up to that grade. He's better at being a big fish in a small pond. He loves Cartmel, and that will be where he ends up in the summer. So it is Cheltenham on Saturday then, if he runs well, we might think of the festival in the spring, but if not he'll have a freshen-up again for a summer campaign around Sedgefield and Cartmel. He's won 14 races - all handicaps and all over 3m-plus, and there's not many staying handicappers that can do that. He will win again. 21-01-26"

"A nice bumper horse we've bought who goes very well and will run before the ground firms up. He won his only point and should be ready to run in mid-March. He's been steadily improving at home and his work has been really good. He's taken a bit of time but is very straightforward. He's improved steadily and I'll be surprised if he can't acquit himself really well in a bumper. We've had quite a few bumper winners in the last few years and his homework compares very favourably to all of those. I'd be very hopeful he's above average. 14-02-24"

"He ran a great race at Doncaster, and he'll probably have one more run over hurdles and then go chasing in the summer. We'll see a different horse over a fence as he jumps so well. He'll be a really good summer chaser. 26-03-26"