Aspire To Glory aimed to land a hat-trick of wins on Saturday night at Kempton when he lined up in the Class 6 Handicap (18:15) over seven furlongs.

The club's three-year-old gelding ended up going off as the 5/2 favourite after winning his previous two outings in some style. However, the race didn't get off to an ideal start as he broke slowly out of the stalls and was left six to eight lengths behind at the rear of the field.

He managed to make good progress as the race continued, and after they turned into the home straight, he ran on well through the middle of the pack, eventually finishing just three lengths behind the well-handicapped winner in third place.

Following the race, Alice spoke to the Coral Racing Club team and said "Considering how much ground he gave up at the start, he's done very well to finish as close as he did. He's without a doubt going to be winning more races."

Watch our latest Raceday Highlights video to see how it all unfolded.


Aspire To Glory's Owners for the Day with Alice Haynes & Chris Hughes

What could be next for Aspire To Glory?

Following Saturday's race, Aspire To Glory has come out of it in good health and trainer Alice Haynes has mentioned a potential step up to a mile next time out, which could be in a couple of weeks.

Stay tuned for the next update from Machell Place Stables.