HARRY Fry feels Unowhatimeanharry will need to raise his game if he is to continue his winning run in the JLT Long Walk Hurdle at Ascot tomorrow.

The eight-year-old was one of the success stories of last season after switching stables prior to the start of the campaign.

He kicked off his season with a handicap victory at Cheltenham off a mark of 123 and four wins later he returned to Prestbury Park to complete the five-timer in the Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle.

Having been snapped up by leading owner JP McManus during the summer, Unowhatimeanharry made a spectacular reappearance in last month’s Long Distance Hurdle at Newbury.

And connections are hoping he can confirm his status as Britain’s leading hope for the World Hurdle with a seventh successive victory at the weekend.

Seaborough handler Fry said: “He was far more impressive than we could have hoped for on his reappearance and obviously now he’s got to go and back it up with a good run to really announce his authority and put his credentials forward for the World Hurdle.

“He had it all to prove at Newbury and to do it in the manner he did was very exciting, but Saturday is another day and another test of his ability.

“He thrived all last year and we always hope with ours they’ll come on for their first run. Hopefully, that’s very much the case with him and he’ll need to come forward because it’s a senior Grade One and another big test for him to go through.

“We’d like to think we’re going down the World Hurdle route, but we’ll have a far more realistic idea of his chances for March after today.”