Altior Lands Game Spirit Chase
Report
At Newbury on Saturday, Altior ( Not Cod)made his reappearance in the 2m grade 2 chase , tracked leader, challenged last, pushed ahead on run in , winning comfortably by 4l. He gets 41.3 points.
The John Torpey Memorial Trophy
February Total
Cliff 83.9 624.4
Martin 57.4 613.5
Peej
118.6
560.7
Steve 57.4 540.64
Tony 146.1 442.8
Cod
69.8 388.7
Neil
83.9
364.6
Bob
67.8 236.6
News
Henry de
Bromhead expects Petit Mouchoir to improve from his fine comeback
run behind Footpad at Leopardstown last weekend ahead of a likely rematch at
next month's Cheltenham Festival.
Petit Mouchoir beat Footpad to claim
both the Ryanair Hurdle and the Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown last
season and was also a place ahead of his rival when finishing third in the
Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham last March.
Fox Norton looks set
to head straight to the Cheltenham Festival after a late setback ruled him out
of an intended appearance at Newbury this weekend.
Colin Tizzard's charge chased home
Altior in the Grade Two Betfair Exchange Chase last season before going on to
finish second in the Queen Mother Champion Chase.
The Dorset-based trainer was keen on
a rematch on Saturday, but said: "He wasn't quite right Thursday
dinner time. It was the dreaded infection in the foot.
Blaklion
will face eight rivals in Saturday's Betfred Grand National Trial Handicap at
Haydock.
Seven horses
are set to contest Saturday's Betfair Ascot Chase after there were no withdrawals
at the final declaration stage.
Nicky Henderson's Top Notch is at the
head of the betting for the Grade One feature on the strength of his
Peterborough Chase win. He is also a winner at Grade Two level over the same
course and distance he faces this weekend.
Waiting Patiently takes his
chance for Ruth Jefferson and he is unbeaten in five starts over fences,
including a defeat of Tingle Creek scorer Politologue. Dual winner Cue Card, reunited with
Paddy Brennan, aims to bounce back to something like his best
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