sentences:  He made his hurdling debut on 4 November 1995 at Chepstow with a win and followed with two further wins including the Grade 2 Winter Novices' Hurdle
  
  He reappeared nearly a year later as a novice chaser.He started by winning the Grade 2 Rising Stars Novices' Chase and then was second in a Grade 1 chase and then a Grade 2 chase to Dorans Pride.He was a strongly fancied second favourite at 5/2 for the Racing Post Chase.