Moore shows the right Spirit
12 Feb 2010 - 10:13:52
Gary Moore is ready to let Fix The Rib lock horns with Master Minded in the totepool Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on Saturday.
The seven-year-old has won five of his seven starts over fences but came to grief on his latest appearance at Kempton over Christmas, though he did bounce back with a fine second on Kempton's all-weather track last month.
Moore said: "It looks as though we're going to run and he seems in good form. I was really pleased with his run on the Flat the other day as it was a decent maiden for the time of year and we were unlucky to bump into a decent looking horse."
He added: "Our fellow still ran really well so we want to get a run into him over fences and just see how he gets on going left-handed.
"It's obviously going to be tough with Master Minded in there, but hopefully we'll find out whether we're going to go to Cheltenham."
