Peddlers to take on Al Ferof on chasing debut Champion Hurdle runner-up Peddlers Cross is set for a mouthwatering early-season clash with Supreme Novices' Hurdle winner Al Ferof at Bangor next month. Donald McCain's six-year-old lost his unbeaten record at Cheltenham but went down fighting to Hurricane Fly. He was then disappointing at Aintree when generally considered to be over the top but McCain feels he can scale new heights over the bigger obstacles. "I haven't schooled him yet this time but obviously he won his point-to-point," McCain told At The Races. "All being well the plan is to head to Bangor on November 9th where he is due to meet Paul Nicholls' Al Ferof in a beginners' chase. "It will be a tough start but that's the plan. "I'm such a bad trainer I don't know what trip he wants yet! "He won over two-five as a novice at the Festival so you would expect him to get three (miles) but he got quicker and quicker last year so we're still very much in the dark. "He was second in the Champion Hurdle so he's obviously got an awful lot of boot for a chaser but there's no reason he shouldn't get further if we ask him. "The things I've seen him do are absolutely frightening so we've just got to try and keep him in one piece - he could be very special indeed."
