The Kemble Brewery taking next step up the ladder

The Kemble Brewery is seeking to enhance his reputation in the BoyleSports Daily Money Back Meetings Novices’ Hurdle at Aintree on Saturday.

Kim Bailey’s five-year-old won both his bumpers before a surprise odds-on defeat on his hurdling debut at Cheltenham behind Cannock Park.

Since then he has won at Worcester before defying a penalty in effortless style at Ffos Las.

He is conceding 10lb and more to his rivals on Merseyside, although Bailey feels he has a nice prospect on his hands.

The Gold Cup-winning trainer said: “I would hope it’s a good opportunity because I want to get some more experience into him before I start taking on the better horses, or perhaps he’s not good enough, I don’t know.

“We like what we see and we’re very happy with him, but he’s very inexperienced in his racing attitude.”

James Owen runs another promising three-year-old in the Listed BoyleSports Acca Boost Juvenile Hurdle.

Owned, like East India Dock and Opec, who have set the standard in this sphere this year, by the Gredleys, Liam Swagger is two from two over obstacles following wins at Market Rasen and Wetherby.

Olly Murphy’s Static was only a neck behind him at Wetherby and takes him on again, but was 18 lengths adrift East India Dock at Cheltenham.

Warren Greatrex’s Quantock Hills is another well-regarded type in the race.