0 / 4 over the weekend

Three animals went to Kelso on Saturday and one to Ayr on Sunday, with JERICHO III's fourth place at the latter venue the best result of any of them. As suggested last time, he still needed the race having suffered a slipped saddle early doors at Wetherby previously, and once again he didn't have a trouble-free ride round this time as Paul O'Neill lost his reigns during the middle section of the race. It wouldn't hurt him to get dropped a pound or two for this effort, as he's still 12lb above his last winning mark.

TIPSY MOUSE is being strangely campaigned by Guest at present, being raced at 3 miles around sharp tracks such as Kelso on Saturday (where his winning form is over 4 miles, remember) when a stiff 3m 4f+ looks the optimum nowadays. All academic this time round, however, as he lasted just eight fences before binning Henry Oliver. ROAN RAIDER's Flat form has been dire since joining Guest, and a beating of at least 80l when seventh in one of the worst novices' selling hurdles of the season so far hardly inspires confidence of better over jumps. As on his first run for the yard at Uttoxeter three weeks earlier, VALERUN skulked around near the back in the 2m 6.5f handicap hurdle and doesn't look in danger of winning the Racing Club any money in the immediate term, although in mitigation he is intended as a novices' handicap chaser primarily, so will be judged more on those exploits once connections turn their attentions to that sphere with him.