It's "Towton Ahoy!" for Senor says Lucinda Russell
Ahoy Senor, beaten favourite in the Grade 1 Kauto Star Novices' Chase at Kempton on Boxing Day, is likely to stay a little closer to home and head to Wetherby for the Towton Chase on February 5.
The six-year-old was sent off the 11-10 favourite for the Kauto Star and despite the defeat Russell was very happy with the efforts of her progressive gelding, who was making just his sixth start under Rules.
She said: "I'm delighted with him, he's a novice and his jumping wasn't great, but he ran to a very good level.
Our horse lacks a little bit of maturity and for some experience, but having said that he still ran a very nice race and he probably ran to the same standard as when winning the Sefton at Aintree.
In the meantime, Russell is happy to take one step at a time. "He might get an entry at Lingfield for their meeting at the end of January, but Wetherby looks like being the right place as I think the track and fences around there will suit him," she says.