CHELTENHAM COUNTDOWN

3 WEEKS TO GO

Eight-time champion jockey PETER SCUDAMORE’S verdict on the weekend action… WAITING PATIENTLY

DELIVERED proof of his quality with defeat of Cue Card in the Ascot Chase. Doubts remain about his Festival participation but a clash with Un De Sceaux in the Ryanair Chase could be a highlight of the meeting.

OUR DUKE

BACK on course for the Gold Cup after beating RSA Chase favourite Presenting Percy in the Red Mills Chase at Gowran Park. But I’ve still got a worry about his jumping.

CHEF DES OBEAUX

CONDITIONS were taxing at Haydock but he kept on galloping to land a race won previously by a subsequent Albert Bartlett Novices’ Hurdle winner. He looks another strong contender for that three-mile Festival race.