Runner up on his stable debut in a NH flat race, he made a nice winning debut over hurdles, staying on strongly on beat the improving Natural History. He then contested a decent little race at Fakenham, finishing 3rd behind two pretty nice horses, where the step up in trip seemed to slightly stretch his stamina. Back to 2 miles and off an initial handicap mark of 117, with 3lbs taken off by his jockey, he come into here off what seems a potentially lenient mark for a stable in fine form.