Keiran Burke believes much-improved Hunt Ball deserves a crack at the top chasers in Betfred Aintree Bowl He's not a horse who does much when he gets to the front. He idles. I'd like to try him against the big horses, just to see where we stand with him. I think we would have a good chance, but I have to talk to the owner first," Burke said. The other race we have under consideration for him is at Cheltenham, over two miles and five furlongs, in April. Despite Hunt Ball's fantastic record this term, Burke said there had not been a single offer on the table to buy the seven year-old, who started his racing career with Yorkshire trainer Mick Easterby as a prospective purchase for Aintree chairman Lord Daresbury. There has been no interest in buying him. But he is a fantastic horse. I first thought we might have something special after his second win at Wincanton and he just keeps improving," said Burke. Former Festival-winning jockey Burke, 26, took out a trainer's licence last year after being kicked by a horse. I ruptured my spleen, so I had to give up the riding, but I had already completed my training modules for the exam, so that was the next logical step. I have 10 horses at the moment," he said. Something tells me he might have a few more next season.