Sam Spinner could make swift return to track

Trainer Jedd O’Keeffe admits a return to Wetherby next week could be on the cards for Sam Spinner after a successful fences debut. The seven-year-old won the In-Site Property Solutions Novices’ Chase, finishing ahead of the highly-regarded Beakstown on Wednesday. Two years ago, he was regarded as one of the most promising runners around, winning races at Haydock and Ascot. However, 2018 proved more difficult having failed to win any of his races. Wednesday’s run though proved the talent is still there and O’Keeffe is keen to take advantage of his victory by running him again next Friday. “I can’t claim that he’ll make a better chaser, because that is saying something – he’s a 164-rated hurdler – but I do think there’s a chance of it,” O’Keeffe told Sky Sports Racing. “He’s always jumped hurdles at home like little fences. I know we’ve had the odd jumping issue on the track, but we believe we’ve had genuine excuses for that and we think we’ve put that behind us. “I’m hoping to have him ready to go back to Wetherby on November 1 for a three-mile novice chase. It’s a good track to learn, with nice fences that are a decent size, but it may just come soon enough. “We’re monitoring at the moment, and we’ll see if he’ll be ready in time.”