Charlie Longsdon was hitting the headlines with his outstanding mare Snow Leopardess last season, and she is once again an integral part of the Chipping Norton trainer’s team for this term.
The winner of the Becher Chase at Aintree last December and and a Listed Mares’ Chase at Exeter in February before lapsing in the Grand National, she hinted at a return to form in the recent renewal of the Becher and the big one could be on the map again ground permitting.
Tea For Free has been carrying the baton so far with his first three ventures over fences resulting in success and Rare Edition has certainly been living up to his name in two outings over hurdles with Longsdon currently sitting on 26 winners and £257,638 in prize money won.
There are plenty of others in his team from whom much more will be heard, and he kindly talked to Tony Elves of attheraces.com as he, like everyone else, waits for the current cold snap to end.
