Pearl Castle (17/2) was an eye-catching winner of the Sky Vegas App Novices' Hurdle (2m 110y) at Doncaster on Friday.
The four-year-old ran home 16 lengths ahead of his nearest rival on just his second start over hurdles after a career on the Flat.
Now trained by John Quinn, Pearl Castle seemed at home in a large field and showed an excellent turn of foot in the final furlong (perhaps remembering his Flat racing days).
He looked a little awkward at some of his hurdles, particularly early on in the race, taking some of them at an angle to the flight rather than head on. But he took a couple of hurdles at good speed in the home straight and jumped the final hurdle fluently.
No doubt his jumping will improve further with experience. One to watch if he is entered at Cheltenham.
