Sean Bowen Saturday rides blog: 'He has more experience than many of his rivals'

Sean Bowen shares his latest Coral blog ahead of Saturday's big day at Chepstow, where he has six rides.

He has run consistently well in his three appearances over hurdles without getting his nose in front. He is off a mark of 106 now after going up 3lb from his Uttoxeter run last time. I think this is a winnable race for him. He is stepping up in trip now, which will help, and he has more experience than many of his rivals here.

He has been in great form this season with two victories to his name. Unfortunately, he did not take to fences between those two successes, so the plan for now is to stay over hurdles. The soft ground and stiff track will both suit him well. He is a big player in this race.

He was a decent horse for Willie Mullins in Ireland, but he was quite fragile, with just four runs in his whole career. It was a low-key debut for the O’Neill team at Windsor earlier this year. Connections just want to see him get back on track now and take another step forward.

This is a horse we have always thought a lot of, but he has not quite lived up to that expectation. He had a wind-op back in December and then produced a much better run at Warwick. We are hoping he can build on that now. I do think he is nicely handicapped, so eventually he will take advantage of his mark,