ANNSAM can strike for the in-form Evan Williams by beating 12 rivals for the Coral Trophy Handicap Chase (3.00) at Kempton Park on Saturday.
The Vale Of Glamorgan trainer approaches the spring with his horses at the top of their game – and Annsam made his own contribution with a course-and-distance score last month.
The son of Black Sam Bellamy put in a shoddy round of jumping when pulled up in this race last February, but he fenced with panache in beating Smarty Wild here six weeks ago, making the running and sauntering clear in the straight to win by 17 lengths. The handicapper’s reaction to that performance – a 7lb rise in the weights – could have been worse, but this afternoon’s assignment still demands a personal best from Adam Wedge’s mount..
