Kangaroo Court a doubt for Wincanton

Emma Lavelle admits Kangaroo Court's participation in tomorrow's totetentofollow Rising Stars Novices' Chase at Wincanton is ground dependant.

The five-year-old has made a fantastic start to his career over fences, winning minor events at Uttoxeter and Cheltenham with the minimum of fuss.

He is set to step up to Grade Two company in Saturday's contest, although Lavelle is hoping the rain stays away to allow him to take his chance.

"We'll have a walk of the course and if a band of rain were to hit the track and the going starts being good to soft or soft, he wouldn't run," said Lavelle.

"He's a very decent horse and definitely deserves a crack at a race like this.

"Whatever happens I would imagine the ground would have gone for him after this weekend until the spring, so it would be nice to win a race like this and then put him away for a bit."

Just four horses have been declared for the valuable prize with Kangaroo Court being joined by Paul Nicholls' Gullible Gordon, the Charlie Mann-trained Red Admiral and Alan King's Bakbenscher.