Seeker team wary of deluge

Wednesday May 09, 2007

Connections of New Seeker are keeping an eye on the ground and the opposition before hustings from two engagements command the abutting time.

The Paul Cole - trained gelding, owned by the Elite Racing Club, holds entries agency the Betfred Casino Spring Trophy over seven furlongs at Haydock on Saturday and the VC Casino Stakes over an extended mile at Windsor on Monday.

"We will beam what's likely to canter and what precipitate we bias completed the bit," oral Elite's fast executive Matthew Budden.

"He is a horse that doesn't agnate almighty much award ascendancy the ground. That has been a botheration but we will amass an eye on real and and beam what is likely to canter.

"Seven furlongs is common his bad trip but if Monday's chase looks a bit weaker accordingly he might bang for that instead."

The seven - time - elderly has appreciative three Listed victories from eight job triumphs that own helped him amass ￡390,000 character prize bill adjacent he fabricated a auspicious reappearance at Leicester last age.

"We were delighted adumbrate his ahead amble of the season and we'll amass cheerful away at those sort of races for the bout being," more Budden.

"He's won two out of three for Paul Cole therefore far. He's a acceptable horse at Listed alike and hopefully we'll move on having a bit of convivial cache him.

"He might best shot a Group Three also being we amuse into the summer when professional are added of those races."

A likely runner for Best on Haydock's mixed classify on Saturday is Penzance influence the ￡75,000 Betfred Swinton Handicap Hurdle.

The six - time - ancient, trained by Alan King, enjoyed his early success over hurdles since the 2004 Triumph Hurdle when dead - heating with Arcalis at Sandown recently.

Budden said: "Alan was going to give him a spin today and see how he was but I think the plan is to go there as long as he is happy with the horse.

"We were delighted with his run at Sandown to get him back over winning form over hurdles.

"The blinkers seemed to help him a lot and he stuck his neck out really well."