Spadestep is sure to be of great interest when he is offered for sale, given that he is a half-brother of Tommy’s Oscar. It is a family that Colin Bowe knows well having trained his dam Glibin to win five times on the racecourse, whilst he was also responsible for the early education of the aforementioned Tommy’s Oscar, a half-brother of Spadestep. Since winning his maiden for Bowe, Tommy’s Oscar has developed into a memorable money-spinner for Ann and Ian Hamilton, winning 12 races, including a pair of Grade 2 races, which has seen him amass over a quarter of a million pounds in prize money. Unlike his sibling who took eight starts to win his maiden point, Spadestep immediately made his way to the winner’s enclosure with a winning debut at Loughanmore in October. By the sire of the moment, Jukebox Jury, he jumped his way into the lead at the third-last fence, and from there, despite being strongly challenged by the previous-placed odds-on favourite on the run to the home straight, it was a challenge that he impressively dismissed to record a notable three-length success.