Joe Tizzard (12 October 2022): "We are going to head up to Aintree for the Sefton with him. He jumped great in the Grand National last year and didn’t quite get the trip but back over two miles and five over those big fences is right up his street. There is then a month to the Becher so he could have a couple of runs after then go for the Grand National again. If it looks like he didn’t enjoy the National fences a second time, then we could look at veterans’ chases as he’s a ten-year-old now and he has dropped to a mark of 150."
Colin Tizzard (04 April 2022): "He seems very well, and he didn’t get a very good run in the UItima Handicap Chase at Cheltenham. He got into a little bit of a box and didn’t get a clear run, but he galloped all the way through the line. He jumped the National style fences at David Pipe’s exceptionally well the other day and the boys are keen to have a go with him. If he gets into a bit of rhythm on some decent ground, I could see him giving Harry Cobden a real good ride. It might take something like the National to revitalises him. His form at Ascot was nearly back as good as any of his form so the engine it still there - it’s a bit hit and miss - and on his day he is still a good horse. A race like the National might make or break him but if he loves it and gets into a nice rhythm then he is a nice horse on his day."
Colin Tizzard (02 March 2022): "He has got very ground dependent as he has got older. Robbie Power has always said he wants good ground as he is a Flemensfirth. You could see at Ascot after the third fence he was hating the ground. He didn’t have a hard race. He has dropped to 155 so we are going to run him in the Ultima. He has never run in a handicap in his whole life. He has always been weight for age races or graded races. He has come in his coat really well. He wouldn’t want it worse than good to soft simple as that. He has become very ground dependant as he has got older. If you go back to his form on decent ground at Ascot in the autumn there is no reason he couldn’t run well in an Ultima. You go back to his third in the Gold Cup off of 155 he should be very competitive. There are a few question marks to answer but hopefully it will dry out for him, and he can run a good race. Graded horses in handicaps normally find it that bit slower and are able to travel and that is what we are hoping will happen with him. The King George was a funny race. We have taken him to Kempton a few times and it has not happened for him. It was just too soft for him at Ascot. I looked at the Ascot race for a month before and I thought this is the perfect race for him, but it went too soft for him. He is a 10-year-old and I don’t know what horse will turn up to a degree but we will get him as right as possible and hopefully get a bit of decent ground and hope that he enjoys himself for the first couple of miles as he is going half a gear slower. On official ratings we are more than a stone wrong with the Gold Cup and Ryanair horses but of off 155 and he got into his rhythm and started enjoying himself he could be quite tasty. I’m loving Frodon’s entry. Paul is talking about turning up with him and we have got 11st 3lbs so it would be really nice if he stays in."
