Trainer David Pipe hopes mudlarks come up trumps in Wetherby’s Cleeve Hill

The grey Ramses De Teillee heads to Wetherby for the rearranged Cleeve Hurdle - weather permitting.

DAVID Pipe fires a two-pronged assault with mudlarks Main Fact and Ramses De Teillee in the rearranged William Hill Cleeve Hurdle at Wetherby.

The Grade Two contest was rescheduled after Cheltenham was abandoned last weekend and it has an open look about it with Paisley Park not making the journey to West Yorkshire.

Main Fact was well-beaten behind Paisley Park in the Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot, but Pipe felt he ran below par that day.

Itchy Feet (right) reverts to smaller obstacles in today's Cleeve Hurdle - weather permitting - after denying Sue Smith's Midnight Shadow in last year's Henry VIII Novices Chase at Sandown.

The horse had won his previous nine races, six over jumps and three on the Flat, and had seen his hurdles rating rocket.

“Main Fact should like conditions. I’m not sure he put his true run in last time, so going back left-handed will suit and hopefully he has a chance,” said the Devon-based trainer who will be hoping the meeting passes an 8am inspection..

“Maybe he had an off-day at Ascot or that is as good as he is. We’ll find out this time.”

Ramses De Teillee won a pair of Grade Two novice hurdles last spring and switches back to the smaller obstacles after three runs over fences following a fruitless trip to Auteuil for the French Champion Hurdle in October.

“He’s a hard horse to place nowadays, so we thought we’d try him back over hurdles. He did well over hurdles last year,” said Pipe. “Again, he won’t mind the ground. Track and conditions should suit. hey’ve both got their flippers on!”

Olly Murphy is giving Itchy Feet a confidence-boosting run over the smaller obstacles – the horse has not go on to fulfil the potential that he showed on the corresponding day 12 months ago when he landed the Grade One Scilly Isles Novices’ Chase at Sandown by overhauling Sue Smith’s Midnight Shadow.

“He’s in good nick. He’s obviously reverting to hurdling and will hopefully get his confidence back,” said Murphy.

Kevin Ryan’s globetrotting racehorse Glass Slippers has been confirmed as Go Racing in Yorkshire’s horse of the year 2020.

The accolade, announced during an online ceremony yesterday, was fitting recognition for the horse’s landmark win in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint in America under an inspired Tom Eaves.

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