Game Spirit Chase next up for Sire De Grugy Jamie Moore feels Sire De Grugy is stronger than ever ahead of his imminent return to action in the Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on February 7th. The nine-year-old has not run yet this season due to a setback, but his work will step up a gear this week as Moore's father Gary gears him up for an eagerly-anticipated clash with Sprinter Sacre at Cheltenham in March. "He'll be going upsides on Wednesday morning when he'll do his first proper bit of work," the jockey told Betfred TV. "The reason I was so gutted about his injury was that I honestly thought for the life of me that he was working even better than last year. "His work building up towards the Shloer Chase was better than at any time last year. "The little operation he had in the summer, getting the chips out of his ankles, I think has helped him an incredible amount and I really do think he'll do everything we ask of him this year. "He'll be pretty hard fit (for the Game Spirit), he will improve a bit but he was 90% match fit and then he had four weeks walking. I honestly thought we could have had him ready for the Clarence House. "He'll be ready for the Game Spirit, he'll be ready for that no worries. "If he got beat in the Game Spirit we'd still run in the Queen Mother, we won't wrap him in cotton wool. If he gets beaten he gets beaten, there's always another day but I think he'll be spot on."
