'They're getting fitter with every run' - Jeremy Scott's form starting to turn as Leissieres Express gives trainer first win since July

Leissieres Express ended Jeremy Scott’s near five-month wait for a winner when recording a second course victory in the 3m6½f handicap chase. 

The seven-year-old was eighth behind subsequent Grand Sefton winner King Turgeon – who bids to follow up in Saturday’s Becher Chase – at Chepstow on his reappearance.

However, he relished the return to the same marathon trip that yielded his last victory in March to provide Scott with his first winner since July.

“I’m pleased for Jeremy,” winning rider Lorcan Williams told Racing TV. “It’s a relief, the horses are getting a bit fitter with every run. It’s nice to see.”

Cheltenham Festival winner Golden Ace had been one of 41 losers for Scott since King’s Castle completed a four-timer at Market Rasen on July 20. The stable star finished only fourth in last month’s Ascot Hurdle, but she will have come on for that outing.

“We were very happy with the run,” said Williams. “We’ll bring her back to two miles and I’m sure she’ll be back to winning ways."

Happy Hobbs and Johnson

Lowry’s Bar has won four of his six starts over hurdles and it did not take him long to get off the mark over fences as he went one better than last month’s chasing bow at Bangor.

The six-year-old’s success in the 2m3f handicap chase was the start of a treble for Philip Hobbs and Johnson White, whose Kap Vert also won the 2m½f novice hurdle before Sober Glory made it two from two under rules in the bumper.

Micheal Nolan rode all three winners to complete the 48-1 three-timer.

Brilliant Billy

Henry Brooke rode his first winner at the track when steering Billytherealbigred to his fifth success from his last six starts in the 2m1½f limited handicap chase.

The Oliver Greenall and Josh Guerriero-trained four-year-old would likely be unbeaten in handicap company had he not fallen when clear at Ayr in April, but he maintained his perfect record over fences when defying a 12lb rise for his successful chase debut at Bangor.

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