Light seeking to shine again at Sandown
Grand National fifth to defend bet365 Gold Cup title.
Kitty’s Light is taking aim at his usual season finisher in the bet365 Gold Cup at Sandown. The gelding has been a star for trainer Christian Williams, winning big handicap events like the Eider Chase and the Scottish Grand National and going close in the Charlie Hall and the Coral Trophy. He has particularly good record in the bet365 Gold Cup on the final day of the season, missing out only due to interference when second in 2021 and coming home third in 2022. Last year he was completed the set of podium finishes when winning by two and a half lengths under usual jockey Jack Tudor. The two are well acquainted and teamed up for Kitty’s Light’s Grand National bid at Aintree earlier in the month, where he ran a valiant race to finish fifth behind four Grade-One winning Irish chasers. Williams was incredibly proud of his stable star and is now hoping the gelding can shine again in the Sandown contest he has found to be lucrative in the past. “It was wonderful, we trained him to win the race and we thought he could, but you couldn’t be disappointed with what he did,” Williams said of the National performance. “We were thrilled, the horse tried his best and we were very, very proud of horse and jockey. “He’s come out of it very well, if the race was run today even then he’d be running, he’s in good form. “He loves it at Sandown with the big fences, his jumping has come on now but even as a five-year-old he nearly won the race. “He was third the year after that, it really seems to suit him. “I think he likes going right-handed, he hangs a little bit right at home and he seems to really enjoy it there. “We’re taking our chance anyway, he seems well and we’ll hope for the best.”Follow us on Twitter racing365dotcom and like our Facebook page.
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