“I don’t think he will go to Cheltenham and maybe a tilt at the Irish National could be on the cards. I think he’s improving, at the right end of the handicap and I think he would stay every yard of the trip. “As time goes on the more novices take on the more senior handicappers as they are unexposed. “He had to take a step forward today and he was very quick in and out,” added Pauling. “He finished like a fresh horse and doesn’t look tired now, but we’ll see how he comes out of it.

Source: Express February 14, 2026 15:25 UTC