Katchit back for more
Alan King’s Katchit will bid to complete the double achieved by Detroit City last season when he lines up in the John Smith’s Anniversary 4-Y-O Hurdle at Aintree tomorrow.
The diminutive juvenile has surpassed even King’s expectations this year by winning six of his seven starts over timber, culminating in a nine-length romp in the Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham.
Taking him on again is Charlie Mann’s Mobaasher, a half-brother to Russian Rhythm and third in the Triumph on only his second start over hurdles.
Other vanquished rivals from Cheltenham attempting to turn the tables include Punjabi, Degas Art and Lightning Strike.
Tritonix, a winner of three of his four hurdle starts for Philip Hobbs, steps up in class, while Francois Doumen sends the unbeaten Grand Bleu over from France for the 12-runner contest.
