The Venetia Williams-trained Bicycle Thief has never been one to trust implicitly and his jumping left a little to be desired at Wincanton last month. However, he knuckled down to the task in hand and kept on going to finish a credible second behind Jaybejay on that occasion. That was only his third outing over fences and he should have benefited from the confidence-boosting round. He faces some moderate opposition today and will be hard to beat with a clear round. Granite Steps should at least make a race of it and is the likeliest contender to benefit from any mishaps suffered by Williams¿ charge
