Jump to content

Friday 3:20: Cheltenham Gold Cup


Recommended Posts

Re: Friday 3:20: Cheltenham Gold Cup Wyck Hill beat Katenko at Ascot from 6lb out of the handicap and Venetia William's French import has since won impressively at Sandown and Cheltenham, putting himself into the Gold Cup picture. Bridgwater will see how Wyck Hill fares at Kempton before deciding on a Gold Cup challenge, although he feels the Grand National could be the race for him. "I was rubbing my hands watching Katenko, it makes us look a very well-handicapped horse," said Bridgwater. "I've always wanted to run in the Racing Plus Chase next and nothing has changed. "He'll get an entry for the National tomorrow as well. "The Gold Cup is wide open this year so if we were to win well at Kempton, we'd probably take our chance because Bobs Worth has had his problems and I still think Long Run is the one to beat. "I've no doubt in my mind that our horse is better than Katenko. He's improved bundles since the Ascot race and Kempton has always been the target. "If we're third or fourth at Kempton, he'll probably go straight to the National. "If he wins he'd be handicapped out of the races at the Festival, you're better off trying to get placed in the Gold Cup rather than giving lumps of weight away, like Malcolm Jefferson said about Cape Tribulation."

Link to comment
Share on other sites

This thread has more posts. To see them, you'll need to sign up or sign in.

Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

Guest
Reply to this topic...

×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

  Only 75 emoji are allowed.

×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

×
×
  • Create New...