Joe Tizzard weekend runners blog: 'We would expect him to improve'

Investment Manager mixes hurdling and chasing and is consistent at both, but the problem is the handicapper knows how good he is at both and at the moment he’s got a grip on him that doesn’t make life easy for him.

• Alexei - Chepstow - 15:17 race odds

I’m looking forward to running Alexei here.  He bolted up in a couple of novice hurdles at Taunton, and then just had a minor injury that impacted the rest of the season.  He's in really good form, and while we thought the mark he was given was high enough at the time, it will be interesting  to see where he is in this sort of handicap company. 

He was a prolific winner on the flat in Germany, and has done really well over the summer, and on ground I think he will really enjoy, I hope he can run a big race here.

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