Threeunderthrufive to spearhead McNeill’s festive squad
Ascot and Chepstow options for classy chaser.
Threeunderthrufive could be the headline act of a busy Christmas period for the McNeill Family when he steps out in either the Howden Silver Cup at Ascot or Coral Welsh Grand National later this month. A four-time winner and dual Grade Two scorer as a novice chaser last season, he was not disgraced when sixth in the Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in his final outing of the campaign. He returned over hurdles at Wetherby which served as a pipe-opener for a tilt at the Coral Gold Cup at Newbury, but the long-time plan ended in disappointment as the Paul Nicholls-trained seven-year-old unseated Adrian Heskin at the first fence. However, he remains on a handy mark of 151 and connections are now considering whether to run at Ascot on December 17, which would potentially feed into a bid for the Classic Chase at Warwick the following month, or to head to Chepstow and put his stamina to the test in their December 27 marathon.Smart one for @O_J_murphy91 – Thunder Rock makes it two from two over fences, beating Solo at @Ascot in good style under @adrianheskin for the @McNeill_Family… pic.twitter.com/PBbTU6TwUx
— At The Races (@AtTheRaces) November 18, 2022
Easy winner on hurdles debut.
Spartan Army is a lightly-raced Flat winner by Highland Reel and the 170,000 gns buy makes a likeable start over jumps for Alan King, @adrianheskin and the @McNeill_Family 🏇 @WetherbyRaces pic.twitter.com/0198MidRC8 — Racing TV (@RacingTV) November 23, 2022
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