Warren Greatrex planning Wetherby or Ascot challenge for Keeper Hill before Cheltenham
Keeper Hill won a Grade Two novices' chase last month at Doncaster and is now being aimed at either Wetherby or Ascot next before a run at the Cheltenham Festival.
WARREN GREATREX plans to run Keeper Hill one more time before deciding on a Cheltenham Festival target for his smart novice chaser.
The seven-year-old set a pretty useful standard over hurdles last season but his form has reached new heights over fences, taking his tally to two wins out of three stars over the bigger obstacles last month when winning a Grade Two at Doncaster.
Keeper Hill's next start will be in either the Towton Novices' Chase at Wetherby on February 3 or the Reynoldstown at Ascot a fortnight later.
Greatrex said: "Thankfully we got the Doncaster race out of the way as I wouldn't want to be running in this ground.
"Regarding races at Cheltenham, he will have entry in the handicaps, the RSA and the National Hunt Chase."
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Another December winner for the yard was the mare Petticoat Tails, who survived a few sketchy leaps at Wetherby on Boxing Day.
Greatrex said: "We will find something small and there is race later this month at Newcastle.
"The mares' final at Newbury at the end of March would be the ultimate plan. That is a good pot to win.
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"By the time she gets there she should have learnt a lot. She is quite inquisitive and laid-back.
"She only ever does enough and her jumping was not as good as can be as she jumps very well at home.
"She seems fine and she should keep improving."