Jer & Raz update from Cromwell Gavin Cromwell is in no rush to commit to future targets with Jer's Girl following her narrow defeat at Kempton earlier this week. The dual Grade One-winning mare made a successful start to her campaign in a Flat race at Roscommon in September before finishing fourth behind Jezki at Tipperary and second behind Apple's Jade in the Lismullen Hurdle at Navan. She was a hot favourite to bounce back to winning ways in a three-mile Listed event on Monday, but was beaten half a length by Warren Greatrex's prolific mare La Bague Au Roi. Cromwell said: " She ran well enough and proved she stays the three miles, anyway. "It opens up other options for her, but I'm not sure where she'll run at this stage. "She could run at Christmas, but it might just come too soon. We'll see how she is and plan from there." Raz De Maree could warm up for his second Welsh Grand National bid with a spin over hurdles at Southwell on Tuesday. Cromwell's veteran found only Native River too strong in the Chepstow marathon last December and was last seen finishing second in the Cork Grand National, a race he won in 2012 and 2016. "We've just given him an entry over hurdles at Southwell on Tuesday and depending on what sort of weight he has, he could run there," the trainer added. "The plan is the Welsh National again."
