Jamie Snowden’s Wendigo continued his journey towards the Cheltenham Festival with an easy win in a three-runner novice chase at Ayr on Thursday.<\/p>\n
The seven-year-old carried a penalty for his win in the Grade 2 Coral John Francome Novices’ Chase at Newbury on November 28, while he ran in a Grade 1 last time after his third behind Kitzbuhel in the Kauto Star at Kempton on Boxing Day.<\/p>\n
Sent off the 1\/5 favourite on his fourth start over fences, Gavin Sheehan cruised around on the seven-year-old and didn’t have to get anywhere near animated in the saddle to ensure a 22-length win over Donald McCain’s Maximilian.<\/p>\n
Bookmakers saw fit to trim him into 10\/1 and 12\/1 for the Grade 1 Brown Advisory Novices’ Chase at the Cheltenham Festival in March, but he is also now qualified to run in a handicap like the Ultima Handicap Chase having had this fourth start in a steeplechase.<\/p>\n
The 147-rated chaser remains a general a 20\/1 chance for the Ultima on the opening day of the Festival.<\/p>\n
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