Patient approach for Kilcrea Vale say connections
Friday 30 December 2016 13:17, UK
Connections of exciting novice chaser Kilcrea Vale are keen to adopt a patient approach and take things one step at a time.
The Nicky Henderson-trained gelding created a big impression on his debut over fences with a facile victory at Ludlow last week.
Although the six-year-old received a 16/1 quote for the JLT Novices' Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, there are no immediate plans for a dramatic rise in class.
Mike Spence, son of owner Alan Spence, said: "He is a proper horse and we always thought he would be that good over fences.
"He is a pretty smart horse but he just goes off the boil now and then.
"We will try and find a slightly better race for him but we will take it one race at a time.
"He got very tired coming down to the last at Ludlow but he had not had a run where the others all had.
"I think he is good enough for something like that (JLT) but we've not looked that far ahead yet.
"He has always looked a chaser and it should be the making of him."
