Fresh from playing a headline act in the Moore family’s remarkable Sandown showcase on December 5, Salver now looks primed for a jump into deeper waters, with the Kauto Star Novices’ Chase at Kempton very much under consideration.

A double on the day for @gl_racing as Salver produces a special @BetfairRacing Esher Novices' Chase effort, under a patient and classy ride from @quinn_caoilin 👏 pic.twitter.com/J04hKdnqoX

— Sandown Park (@Sandownpark) December 5, 2025

Gary and Josh Moore swept through the Tingle Creek weekend with four winners, but it was Salver’s 12-length demolition job in the Esher Novices’ Chase – his first venture over three miles – that had tongues wagging.

Third behind Majborough in the 2024 Triumph Hurdle, the son of Saldier’s dam has always suggested there was more to come with time and distance. Now, a return to Grade One company on Boxing Day beckons, and Josh Moore is not hiding the excitement.

“Hopefully he will go Kempton and I would like to think he would enjoy it round there,” he said.

“Hopefully it stays raining, slow ground might not be key to him but it definitely brings out the best in him.

“I told the owner after he was third in the Triumph Hurdle that he’s a three-mile chaser, so it was always in the back of our minds he would do well when upped in trip.

“He was a big, raw horse as a juvenile and we were always hoping it would work out in the end.”

Kauto Star Novices' Chase
(Formerly The Feltham Novices' Chase) (Grade 1)
£100,000 guaranteed, 4yo plus, 3m, Class 1,
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