Bravemansgame could potentially start off at Wetherby
Big aim is the King George at Kempton on Boxing Day.
Paul Nicholls has identified the bet365 Charlie Hall Chase at Wetherby as a potential starting point to the season for stable star Bravemansgame. The Grade One-winning hurdler was foot-perfect in winning his first four fencing starts last season, including a brilliant victory over Ahoy Senor in the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase on Boxing Day. The seven-year-old disappointed behind the same rival on his final start of the campaign at Aintree, but Nicholls is delighted with his condition ahead of his comeback – with a return to Kempton for the Ladbrokes King George VI Chase top of the agenda. He said: “The King George is very much the plan for him, but there are lots of races he could run in beforehand. He could go to the Charlie Hall if he is ready or he could go to Sandown the week after for that intermediate chase if there was rain about.Bravemansgame travels powerfully and quickens right away to take the Grade 1 @Ladbrokes Kauto Star Novices’ Chase in fine style, maintaining his unbeaten record over fences in the hands of @CobdenHarry for trainer @PFNicholls 🏆 pic.twitter.com/pfRIbBGmnH
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