INDULTO Rouge made a pleasing enough debut to be third at Hereford in the Bumper in what looks to have been a decent race.

The course was on the sharp side for our four-year-old and as the pace quickened he was caught a bit flat footed but he galloped all the way to the line, so we will try a more galloping track next time.

River Run Free and Gold in the Rivers both filled the third place positions in their respective races, both also running very similar races, a little outpaced early on with the ground not as soft as ideal and then staying on at the finish. Both will be worth a try over further next time.

We unfortunately could not run Kingston Queen at Newbury as she was not quite right on Friday evening. She seems fine over the weekend which is the good news so we will continue to monitor before making our next plan.

Ocean Heights is running on the flat at Lingfield on Tuesday while we have runners over jumps on Wednesday. Providing Haydock get their anticipated rain, Jaipaletemps runs in the 3.12pm handicap chase over 2m4f and Rian Corcoran will ride.

Walkadina runs in the mare’s handicap hurdle at Ludlow on Wednesday and Saccary runs on the card and both will be ridden by Jack Tudor. This is an easier race for Walkadina than the one she contested at Cheltenham last time and the drop back in trip should suit her as well. Saccary is yet to sparkle over hurdles but with some good flat form in the book I hope there is improvement to come.

On Thursday, Chemical Dave is likely to run in the Bumper at Market Rasen and we have entries at Exeter on Friday, so keep checking the Daily News on the website for all the latest news on the stable runners.

We have confirmed King Turgeon for the Becher Chase at Aintree on Saturday and will monitor the weather in the coming days before a decision about his participation is made. He enjoys the National fences and will stay the trip no problem as long as the race is not going to be run on heavy ground and it turns into a slog.

We have an exciting opportunity for someone to become the new owner of Royal Mer who was sadly owned by Sam Sutton who passed away recently, and we have bought him off his family to stay in training at the yard.

He is a gorgeous grey, seven years old and he measures at nearly 16.2hh. He has won five races over fences from 16 starts and been placed on another five occasions as well and he has earned over £46,000 in prize money so far as well.

He loves the mud and the softer the ground the better and he is ready to run as soon as he has a new owner. He found last season a little tougher with his rating having rocketed to 123 but now back down to 112 he is starting from a winnable mark and promises to give connections a lot of fun in the coming months.

He is for sale to stay in the yard, please get in touch for more details, 01884 840715 or email: [email protected].

David Pipe was talking to Richard Walsh