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Entries revealed for Gold Cup
A total of 27 horses have been entered for the £475,000 totesport Gold Cup at the Cheltenham Festival on Friday, 19 March. Paul Nicholls’ Kauto Star will be bidding to emulate Golden Miller, Cottage Rake, Arkle and Best Mate with a third success in the blue riband event.
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Mullins biding time with Tavern
Tom Mullins feels Tavern Times’ next run is crucial to the six-year-old’s prospects in the Weatherbys Champion Bumper at the Cheltenham Festival. Tavern Times created such a good impression on his only start to date when successful at Fairyhouse in October that he is favourite at around 12-1 for the big race in March.
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Cheltenham Festival preview evening
Champion trainer Paul Nicholls and Gold Cup winning owner Harry Findlay star at Exeter’s Cheltenham Festival preview evening.
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Nicholls is flat out to Festival
Champion Hurdle hopefuls Celestial Halo and American Trilogy, plus Champion Chase possible Twist Magic, are among the Paul Nicholls’ team put on stand by to have a run on the Flat ahead of the Cheltenham Festival.
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Crook in Festival mix
Andy Crook is preparing his promising young recruit Bocamix for the Fred Winter Juvenile Novices’ Handicap Hurdle at Cheltenham.
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Character on comeback trail
Character Building could return to action for the first time since winning the Kim Muir Challenge Cup in the Sky Bet Chase at Doncaster on January 30. Trainer John Quinn has twice been thwarted in his bid to get the 10-year-old grey back on the track since his victory at the Cheltenham Festival
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Southwell’s jump racing on the Flat puts frustrated trainers on a high
If Haydock and Leopardstown also fall victim to the weather, Punjabi may have to race against his stablemates, Binocular and Zaynar, and the trainer would much rather keep them all apart until the Cheltenham Festival.
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