Kemboy tipped to step up again

Horse Racing

Racing365
October 23, 2018 4:00 pm

Connections of Kemboy are predicting a big season for the talented six-year-old.

Kemboy impressed last season, winning three of his six starts over fences, including important victories at Limerick and at the Punchestown Festival, while he was fourth in the JLT Novices’ Chase at Cheltenham in March.

All the big meetings will again be in trainer Willie Mullins’ sights over the winter and spring for his charge, who is part of the Supreme Horse Racing Club syndicate, and Steve Massey, racing manager for the owners, is expected another successful campaign.

‘Kemboy is in great form,’ he said on Sky Sports.

‘He’s not a big horse, but he summered really well and came back with a big belly on him.

‘He was fantastic for us last season.

I don’t think any of us could have envisaged he would end up being as good as he is over fences, but he seems to love chasing and with a rating of 157, he’s the highest-rated horse we’ve ever had.

‘Given his rating, there aren’t going to be a lot of options for him and he’s going to have to step up another level.

As always, Willie will make plans for him.

I don’t think he’ll be out before the last week of November or first week of December at the earliest.

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He added: ‘He has his own style of jumping, but seems effective over two and a half and three miles and hopefully it will be another exciting season for his owners.’