Gary Moore looks to Goshen to keep the good times rolling in Elite Hurdle

Leading hurdler Goshen could provide more weekend joy for Gary Moore, who is looking forward to taking the wraps off his stable star in a red-hot running of the Unibet Elite Hurdle at Wincanton on Saturday.

Goshen finished adrift of Honeysuckle on his last two runs, following up his eighth place in the Champion Hurdle with a fifth behind the brilliant mare in the Grade 1 Champion Hurdle at Punchestown, and may clash with County Hurdle and Aintree Grade 1 winner Belfast Banter as well as last year's winner Sceau Royal at the Somerset track.

Moore said: "I've entered Goshen for Wincanton. He likes it soft and I'd like the ground like it was at Lingfield, which would be ideal. I hope we get plenty of rain. He's in a great place at the moment."

Moore celebrated a 184-1 four-timer at Lingfield and Graded success at Ascot at the weekend to provide the yard with a boost following jockey Josh Moore's spinal injury last month. The trainer's two winners on Saturday at Ascot were headlined by Larry in the Grade 3 London Gold Cup Handicap Chase under Jamie Moore, who also guided Nassalam to victory on his chase debut.

That came after a tough few weeks for the team while Josh Moore waited for spinal surgery following a fall at Plumpton. His father said on Monday his son was recovering well, despite being missed in the yard.

"It's amazing how many people are walking around with a spring in their step and a smile on their face," said Moore. "Not having Josh here is still a massive loss but he's recovering amazingly well.

"The highlight was Larry in the London Gold Cup. I didn't expect him to win a £100,000 race so it was nice to be proved wrong. I won't rush him back and I'll have to see what the handicapper does."

All four winners at Lingfield were ridden by Jamie Moore, who has operated at a 44 per cent strike-rate during the last 14 days.

"It was nice to get the four-timer and Jamie is riding out of his skin," added Moore. "He's riding better horses and is full of confidence."

Nassalam (right): scored on his chase debut under Jamie MooreCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

Moore was pleased with the performance of Nassalam, who finished third at the Cheltenham Festival on his final start of the season over hurdles and recovered from a blunder to score on his chase debut. He won by a nose from Solo after a sustained duel up the straight.

"He proved he's got a massive heart as he could have thrown in the towel and backed off his next fences after making a mistake but he learned from it and attacked the next flight. We won't be in a rush to go right-handed next time but he'll have plenty of options," he said.

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