DONALD McCAIN has his string in excellent nick and can add to his tally with Eighteen Carat in Ayr’s Bet Now At victorchandler.com Novices’ Hurdle today.
The seven-year-old is seemingly a late developer as his first few racecourse appearances promised very little.
The son of Luso was beaten over 90 lengths on his debut in a Market Rasen bumper and failed to get competitive on his first couple of starts over obstacles.
However, the tide began to change at the end of the last season once stepped up to two and a half miles as he filled the runner-up spot over this course and distance and again next time at Bangor.
He was probably ready for a break when disappointing at Perth in May and showed he was better than that when striking on his handicap bow and seasonal return at Aintree.
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