Daily Mirror (Northern Ireland)
Deluge will help Bristol
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NIGEL TWISTONDAVIES is praying for a deluge of rain for Haydock specialist Bristol De Mai ahead of Saturday’s Betfair Chase.
The 11-year-old will bid for a fourth victory in the race, and his trainer believes he is as well as ever despite his advancing years.
Twiston-davies said: “I’m doing a bit of a rain dance – let’s hope it keeps raining. We are due some, so he should be all right.
“He loves Haydock. It would be nice to see him go and do it again. He is in really good form, and we are obviously looking forward to running him.
“It is a tough old race, but there are just five in there. I hope they will name the race after him at some point.”
Cheltenham Gold Cup winner A Plus Tard is the odds-on favourite to win the race for the second year on the spin, with Gold Cup third Protektorat, Eldorado Allen and Frodon to other runners.
The Betfair Chase – sponsor’s odds: 2-5 A Plus Tard, 10-3 Protektorat, 7-1 Bristol De Mai, 12-1 Eldorado Allen, 20-1 Frodon.