Henry capable of earning some more hoorays

Holly Bush Henry can defy top weight in the Wendling Handicap Chase at Fakenham today.

Phil Middleton has got a new lease of life out of the sevenyear-old this season and he is looking for his fourth win of the campaign.

Last time out he was fourth to Tintern Theatre, who travelled like the class horse of the race in Saturday’s Peter Marsh at Haydock before conditions found him out.

Holly Bush Henry was actually dropped 3lb by the handicapper for that Kempton run but time may show it was a decent event, it was certainly a different class to which he finds himself in now.

It is hard to see beyond Rio Quinto in the three-mile novice hurdle.

Olly Murphy’s five-year-old won by half the track at this course on his hurdling debut in December and looks well above average.

Even in spite of a penalty, he ought to prove too smart for this lot.