'He could develop into a serious Cheltenham Festival type for March'

Jamie Snowden is full of optimism for the season as he prepares to build on a career-best campaign in earnings that saw the trainer's horses acquire nearly £750,000 in prize-money.

"The last four or five years have been really progressive for the whole team and it's certainly seen us competing in better races," says Snowden. "We've enjoyed another Cheltenham Festival winner in that time and it's been fantastic to win on the biggest stages.

"Last season was a career best and we've got a great team around us that includes many senior staff we've had forever really, so it's solid going forward."