Scudamore says: “Starchitect should run a big race.”

Top jockey shares his insight

Vieux Lion Rouge ran well to a point last Saturday in the Becher Chase at Aintree.

He just couldn’t go with the main protaganists towards the end of the race but he ran well around their again.

It was unfortunate that we couldn’t have been slightly more competitive but the weight just told in that testing ground from the last ditch.

Rathlin Rose was a bit unlucky in the Grand Sefton Chase as he lost his hind legs at the Canal Turn which cost him, and he was also a bit careful early on.

His jumping got better as the race went on. It was annoying really as he’d got into a nice position and jumped the Canal Turn fine and then lost his legs coming round the bend, and that was it really.

I’d be very happy to ride him around there again.

Saturday

1.55 Cheltenham – Starchitect

He ran a great race last time out at Cheltenham. We know he’s going to handle everything around here again.

It will be interesting to see how the ground rides on Friday, as I suspect it’s going to ride more testing than the description. It was very testing when he was second here so that would suit him.

He’s incredibly versatile as he acts on any ground. It’s another competitive race but you tend to think that the main protagonists from last time – Splash of Ginge, Starchitect and Le Prezien – are all going to be bang there again.

Everything has gone well with Starchitect at home since his last run. He takes his racing really well and he’s still a relatively young horse, at six years old, even though he seems to have been around forever.