'There's still plenty of room off his mark and he can win a decent race with a low weight'
Evan Williams is ready to promote a new stable star following the retirement of popular Cheltenham Festival winner Coole Cody in April and is hopeful some of the younger horses who excelled last season will help to fill the void.
The Welshman's tally of 41 winners last term was his lowest since the 2004-05 campaign, with the biggest victory typically provided by Coole Cody in the Grade 2 Chanelle Pharma 1965 Chase.
"It was a tough season because we had such good results the previous campaign," says Williams. "But we always find winners from somewhere and the young horses were a highlight."
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