Perthshire-based Lucinda Russell has confirmed that her star chaser Ahoy Senor has come out of a recent victory at Aintree in flying form and she is already looking forward to some big targets during the next National Hunt season.
The seven-year-old was a surprise winner of the Grade 1 Mildmay Novices’ Chase on Friday where he made all and lowered the colours of leading hopes, Bravemansgame and L’Homme Presse – reversing Cheltenham Festival form with the latter.
The trainer told Luck On Sunday: “We were so excited about going to Aintree. Our horse has really improved and has learnt in his races. He’s a great big horse with plenty of power and enthusiasm and he just had to learn how to shorten at a fence. We’ve done a bit of work with him at home and he’s worked it out himself.
