Seven-year-old is the one to beat at Ascot

PAUL FERGUSON
Malcolm Jefferson’s lightly-raced WAITING PATIENTLY really stamped himself as a serious middle-distance chaser when winning at Kempton recently and the unbeaten seven-year-old could well be the one they all have to beat in the Ascot Chase, on Saturday February 17.
Despite beginning the season in a Sedgefield novices’ handicap off a mark of 123, he quickly developed into a smart novice last term, completing the hat-trick in Grade 2 company at Haydock, where he beat Tingle Creek winner Politologue. A smooth winner at Carlisl...