'It's just stuff I love to do' - Phil McEntee eyeing up another sequence bid with Marching Mac

Marching Mac is set for his third start in six days at Chelmsford on Saturday after landing the 5½f apprentice handicap.

The three-year-old finished fourth over 6f at Yarmouth on Monday under trainer Phil McEntee’s daughter Grace before providing 17-year-old Fred Daly with a third career winner in Brighton’s opener.

Marching Mac was taking his record at the track since joining McEntee from George Boughey to two from two, having been a 33-1 winner at the seaside venue last month.

“He’s a five-furlong horse now and the stiff trip got him beat yesterday,” McEntee told Sky Sports Racing. “He’s a little bit keen and we had to hold on to him whereas back here in this sort of race, we can let him bowl along.

“Grace rides out at George’s every day and she stuck Fred up for the ride. This horse came from George’s as well so there’s a lot of George Boughey connection there.”

McEntee, whose mare Jacquelina won five races and was second in another across 33 days over the summer, has already pinpointed his improving winner’s next target.

“He’s entered at Chelmsford on Saturday in a 58 handicap because I knew he was 60 yesterday, the handicapper put him up for getting beat last week. Now I can run in a 58, rated 62 with no penalty for winning a kids' race. It’s just stuff I love to do.”

Course specialist

Kondratiev Wave won his third race of the season at the track when landing the 7f handicap for Jack Doughty and Tony Carroll.

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