Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Gin Coco can pay bar bills
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GIN COCO has the right profile for the Unibet Greatwood Handicap Hurdle (2.55) at Cheltenham tomorrow.
The Harry
Fry-trained six-year-old signed off last spring with a second in a handicap hurdle at Punchestown before returning with a 1-3 stroll in a novice event at Newton Abbot last month.
This assignment demands much more, but Johnny Burke’s mount has the potential to go past his current BHA mark of
131.
The Grade 2 Shloer Chase (1.45) presents the perfect opportunity for EDWARDSTONE to make a winning return.
His four-and-a-halflength Arkle Trophy victory at Cheltenham in March rates the best performance by a two-mile novice chaser, and the Alan King (above) trainee has plenty more to give.
Top weight DOES HE KNOW gets the vote for the Jewson Handicap Chase (2.20), while SPRINGWELL BAY
appeals in the Grade 2 Sky Bet Supreme Trial Novices’ Hurdle (3.30).
At Fontwell, CYCLOP
should find the stamina test presented by the Southern National Handicap Chase (2.05) ideal as he reverts to fences after a second at Musselburgh 10 days ago on his comeback.