House fine after Chepstow outing

Amberleigh House appears none the worse after bleeding in the betfair.com Handicap Chase at Chepstow on Saturday.

Ginger McCain’s 2004 Grand National winner lost touch from the 11th fence and was pulled up four out in the three-mile test.

However, the 13-year-old remains on course for another run over the Aintree fences in the totesport Becher Chase on November 20.

“He’s come back and eaten up all right but he did bleed at Chepstow,” McCain said. “He did it once before but that was at home not during a race.

“I don’t blame that completely. They were, I think, going half a gear too quick for him and I think possibly these days Liverpool brings out the best in him.

“But he’s come back quite bright and corky and I would think at this time he would go straight to Liverpool.”