Becher Chase next up for The Last Samuri Trainer Kim Bailey is looking forward to taking The Last Samuri back to Aintree for the Becher Chase following his encouraging seasonal reappearance at Kempton. The 2016 Grand National runner-up was the 33/1 outsider of seven for a handicap hurdle but defied his price by finishing a creditable second to Bags Groove on his first run since he was well beaten in this year's renewal of the Liverpool showpiece. All roads lead back to Merseyside for the three-and-a-quarter-mile contest, in which he was a close third in 2016, over the big fences on December 9th. "It was a phenomenal performance at Kempton," said Bailey. "We will go to Aintree in two weeks' time to see if he can win a Becher Chase now. "We were staggered with the result at Kempton. He is an extraordinary horse and he is just as tough as nails."
