Boothill camp not discounting Jonbon rematch after Wayward Lad victory

There might have only been four runners but there was nothing dull about the Grade 2 Ladbrokes Wayward Lad Novices' Chase, with Boothill edging out Aucunrisque after well-backed favourite Lac De Constance unseated his rider.

Boothill had no answer to ante-post Arkle favourite Jonbon at Sandown last time but showed his spirit for a fight when closing down the enterprisingly ridden Aucunrisque in the home straight.

Both the first and second put in a bold round of jumping but the highly touted Lac De Constance proved too brave for his own good when taking off prematurely at the eighth fence, leaving Harry Skelton with little chance of staying aboard as he crashed through the birch.

Boothill edges ahead of Aucunrisque at the lastCredit: Mark Cranham

Boothill, who races in the colours of Brian and Sandy Lambert, was cut to 25-1 (from 40) for the Sporting Life-backed Arkle in March and winning rider Johnny Burke was not ruling out a rematch with Jonbon.

"I'd say my horse is growing in confidence with each run and he's showing battling qualities now which he probably never showed in the past," said Burke.

"You'd like to have another crack at Jonbon but are you going to beat him? Probably not, but we'll give it another go."

Pipe stayer masters rivals

David Pipe was not discounting a tilt at the Randox Grand National after Remastered came from last to first to win the 3m handicap chase.

Winning rider Tom Scudamore had to adopt plan B after Remastered was slowest away from a standing start but the winner's class came to the fore as he passed all 14 rivals to win under top weight.

"The plan was to make the running so what could've gone wrong probably did go wrong," said winning trainer Pipe. "It took us four hours to get here and when I saw the start I thought we might as well go home! But Tom didn't panic and, whatever happened, the last three furlongs were always going to be his strongest."

Remastered: could be aimed at the Grand NationalCredit: Edward Whitaker

Owned by Brocade Racing, Remastered was introduced at 20-1 for the National by Paddy Power and the Aintree showpiece could potentially be a target, along with the Winter Millions at Lingfield and the Peter Marsh at Haydock, in the new year.

Pipe added: "What I'm really pleased with this year is that since his wind operation in the summer, he's been a strong finisher. The National would be a possibility but we'll have to see what the owners want to do."

First time lucky for Samuel Spade

Samuel Spade did little right on his debut over jumps but still managed to win, leaving trainer Ben Pauling mulling a potential tilt at the Boodles Juvenile Handicap Hurdle at the Cheltenham Festival in March.

A winner on the Flat for David O'Meara, Pauling snapped Samuel Spade up for 47,000gns in October and the three-year-old made an instant impact in the 2m juvenile hurdle.

"We just loved him at the sales," said Pauling. "He's such a strong, athletic, free-moving horse. He's an exuberant character so we dropped him in today and tried to ride him quietly.

Samuel Spade (near): did a lot wrong when making a winning debutCredit: Mark Cranham (racingpost.com/photos)

"He did an awful lot wrong. He didn't jump particularly well early doors, was looking around a bit and made a hash of the last when he got to the front. He's got a huge amount to learn but it was a good starting point. You'd like to think he might squeak into a Boodles."

Big win for Roberts

Conditional rider Bradley Roberts sported the biggest smile of the day at Kempton after Glimpse Of Gala handed him a winner live on ITV4 in the 3m½f handicap hurdle for mares.

The 22-year-old had gone close on the Charlie Longsdon-trained winner at Aintree and Ascot already this season and was delighted to be on the scoresheet at a Grade 1 track.

"That’s massive and I didn't think I'd be in this position this early on in my career," said Roberts, who hails from Shropshire. "It is a huge thanks to Charlie and the team. I’ve got it wrong on her a few times but I definitely wasn’t going to get it wrong today. You can’t give up on her as she won’t give up on you."

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