The Liquidator oozes class to thwart McCoy

Tony McCoy: Three rides booked. Picture: PA

Trained by David Pipe, the promising five-year-old had proved one of the top bumper performers in Britain and Ireland last season by finishing fourth at Cheltenham and winning at Punchestown.

Tom Scudamore placed him in a prominent position throughout and he jumped to the head of affairs approaching the home straight. Without being asked a question, The Liquidator oozed class as his rivals dropped away one by one, including Spookydooky and Tony McCoy, who was bidding to move within eight winners of 4,000.

The 2-7 favourite was allowed to coast over the line, beating Knightly Escapade by 11 lengths.

Pipe and Scudamore had already been on the mark at Carlisle with Azza (1-6 favourite), who won the Compare Bookmakers With bookmakers.co.uk Juvenile Hurdle on her British debut.

McCoy will head to Stratford today to continue his landmark quest still requiring nine winners after Full Of Joy could manage only fourth in the Live Football Scores With scores.co.uk Handicap Chase, won by the Nick Alexander-trained Papamoa (5-1).

McCoy has three booked rides at Stratford. He goes on Snake Eyes in the EBF Stallions National Hunt Novices’ Hurdle, then Very Stylish in the John Smith’s Handicap Chase and Bob Meown in the closing Jenkinsons Caterers Maiden Hurdle.

SELECTIONS

Lingfield

12.50 Muteela

1.20 My Target

1.50 Kafeel

2.20 Horsted Keynes

2.50 Indignant

3.20 Phaenomena

3.50 Oratorio’s Joy

4.20 Bassett Road

Sedgefield

1.00 Dispour

1.30 Lysino

2.00 Night In Milan (nap)

2.30 Timesawastin

3.00 Carlton Jack

3.30 Brady

4.00 Classic Move

Stratford

1.10 Easy Beesy

1.40 Persian Herald

2.10 What An Oscar

2.40 Mission To Mars

3.10 Milo Milan

3.40 Amigo

4.10 Billy Biscuit

Kempton

4.30 Lincolnrose

5.00 Rochester

5.30 Ela Goog La Mou

6.00 Star Code

6.30 Mighty Ambition

7.00 If So

7.30 Welsh Inlet

8.00 Spellmaker

Double

Night In Milan

2:00 Sedgefield

Rochester

5:00 Kempton