Majestic will always be the apple of trainer Ian Williams` eye for providing him with his first-ever success at Cheltenham and he can cement his place in the affections with success in the Helister Novices` Chase at Catterick tomorrow.
The son of Belmez may not have been an obvious candidate to make up into a decent chaser having plenty of miles on the clock from his days on the Flat.
But he adapted well to hurdles last season, winning three of his four starts and showed an excellent aptitude for the larger obstacles on his seasonal bow at Newcastle last month.
Despite a tired leap at the last that looked to have cost him the race, he rallied gamely on the run to the line to beat Hailstorm by half a length.
Although this step up to race over three miles, one and a half furlongs, is very much a venture into uncharted territory, Majestic has repeatedly given the impression that he will be suited by it and provided that the ground doesn`t become too testing, he can score again.
Three Weeks made some decent late headway to chase home Tensile and Mister Benjamin on his latest start at Taunton and with those two having gone on to win since, he looks worth a bet in the Catterick Club 2001 Amateur Riders` Hands And Heels Handicap Hurdle.
Mark Wilkinson`s charge is reasonably-handicapped on the pick of his form and as he doesn`t always find an enormous amount of pressure, this sort of fast-run race will always play to his strengths.
Arc is a fascinating contender off a featherweight in the Hutton Wandesley Novices` Handicap Hurdle.
Middleham trainer George Moore must have been cursing when the handicapper saw fit to raise his rating from 64 to 78 after he finished only seventh in a novice hurdle at Newcastle last month.
But that was actually a much-improved performance from Arc and 78 is still the handicap mark of a very modest horse.
In fact, his mark was inherited from a spell over timber two years ago when with a different stable and having improved since for Moore on the Flat, there must be every chance that with two outings under his belt already this season, he can score at this sort of lowly level.
Mill Hill-based Andrew Reid is making a fine impression on the all-weather tracks this season and it is not just for his London address that he is becoming well-known.
When he claimed Willie Conquer out of David Elsworth`s yard earlier this year a few eyebrows were raised as he hardly appeared well-handicapped.
However, the eight-year-old could be just the sort to excel on the all-weather tracks and he has a high cruising speed and a fine turn of foot.
He could go well at a decent price in the QHS `Get Out of Jail` Handicap at Lingfield.
