PERCY ON FOR GOLD

RSA CHASE

PRESENTING PERCY is the 6-1 favourite for the 2019 Cheltenham Gold Cup after running away with the RSA Insurance Novices’ Chase.

Davy Russell oozed confidence on last year’s Pertemps Final Handicap Hurdle winner, and the Pat Kelly-trained sevenyear-old, sent off the 5-2 favourite, sprinted up the hill to beat Monalee by seven lengths.

“By God he’s some horse,“said Russell.

“Pat Kelly — what a master. Nobody recognises the small man, yet he has gone and broke through.

“He is a brilliant trainer.”