John McConnell says Make Good is likely to be a contender for the Albert Bartlett at the Cheltenham Festival in March.
After his win in a Grade Two contest at Prestbury Park on Saturday, McConnell believes he can make an impact at the Festival next year after admitting plenty of observers had underestimated the horse.
McConnell said: “We were thrilled with him. On ratings he had a chance and he’s really a two-mile Flat horse, so we were hopeful he’d stay three miles over hurdles and maybe even improve for it. It looked like that was the case on Saturday.
“He’s always been a little bit underrated, by us and everyone, because he’s not the biggest horse and looks more like a Flat horse in terms of physique, but he’s got a big set of lungs and a big heart – and that counts for a lot.
“He’s fully entitled to go for the Albert Bartlett at the Festival, and there’s a very good chance he will. I don’t know what route we’ll take along the way. Whether we put him away and just have one race beforehand, or whether we’ll try and cherry pick a few races, we’ll see.”
McConnell says he has other possibilities before 2021 for Make Good and a run in Ireland over the festive period could yet be on the cards.
He added: “He likes to be busy, so he might even turn up somewhere at Christmas here in Ireland. All options are open to us.”
