'He's high-class and will go for the Paddy Power Gold Cup - he has the right profile for it'
In-form young trainer Harry Derham guides Jonathan Harding through his exciting team for the winter
Harry Derham has made a flying start to his training career and had the best strike-rate of any British jumps trainer with 100-plus runners last season, but he has no plans to rest on his laurels with plenty to look forward to in only his second full campaign.
Due to its relative infancy, the yard has most of its firepower in the bumper and novice hurdling divisions, but there are some established performers too, not least Grade 2 novice chase winner Imagine.
"Last season was big for us because we'd spent a lot of money on a yard and I was anxious to make it work, and winners-wise it exceeded my expectations," says Derham.
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Copy- 'He's much stronger now, more robust - and I think he can be competitive in the Gold Cup'
- 'He's shown he stays two and a half miles well and has already schooled well over fences'
- 'He's seriously exciting to be going over fences with - he looks like a chaser, he acts like a chaser and he jumps like a chaser'
- 'He's got a very workable handicap mark and I'd like to think he can do some damage off that'
- 'I was delighted with his comeback run - the Greatwood has long been the aim and he'll be 110 per cent ready'
- 'He's much stronger now, more robust - and I think he can be competitive in the Gold Cup'
- 'He's shown he stays two and a half miles well and has already schooled well over fences'
- 'He's seriously exciting to be going over fences with - he looks like a chaser, he acts like a chaser and he jumps like a chaser'
- 'He's got a very workable handicap mark and I'd like to think he can do some damage off that'
- 'I was delighted with his comeback run - the Greatwood has long been the aim and he'll be 110 per cent ready'